帰宅
きたく · kitaku
Returning home, going home, coming home, getting home
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How it’s used
Neutral, slightly formal term for returning home, common in news and announcements; everyday speech prefers 帰る.
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.
Example sentences
父は毎日七時に帰宅します。
My father returns home at seven every day.
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台風で帰宅が遅れました。
My return home was delayed by the typhoon.
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留守中、ペットと過ごす時間が長いほど、帰宅が楽しみになる。
るすちゅう、ぺっととすごすじかんがながいほど、きたくがたのしみになる。
The longer the time I spend with my pet while away, the more I look forward to coming home.
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What does 帰宅 mean?
Returning home, going home, coming home, getting home.
How do you pronounce 帰宅?
きたく (kitaku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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