- kitaku returning home, going home, coming home, getting home
Neutral, slightly formal term for returning home, common in news and announcements; everyday speech prefers 帰る.
父は毎日七時に帰宅します。
Chichi wa mainichi shichiji ni kitaku shimasu.
My father returns home at seven every day.
台風で帰宅が遅れました。
Taifū de kitaku ga okuremashita.
My return home was delayed by the typhoon.
⚖️ Often confused with 帰る (kaeru), which is the general verb 'to go/come home'; 帰宅 is a formal noun/verb for arriving home.
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