帰国|きこくkikoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreturn to one's country
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreturn to one's hometown
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 帰国する（きこくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 帰国します（きこくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 帰国しない（きこくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 帰国しません（きこくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 帰国せず・帰国せぬ（きこくせず・きこくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 帰国した（きこくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 帰国しました（きこくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 帰国しなかった（きこくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 帰国しませんでした（きこくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 帰国して（きこくして） |
| Potential | 帰国できる（きこくできる） |
| Passive | 帰国される（きこくされる） |
| Causative | 帰国させる（きこくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 帰国させられる（きこくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 帰国すれば（きこくすれば） |
| tara | 帰国したら（きこくしたら） |
| Volitional | 帰国しよう（きこくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 帰国しましょう（きこくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 帰国しろ（きこくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym帰還きかんWrittenWritten/formal prose with a solemn tone: returning from far away to one's starting point, as in 「宇宙から帰還」. 「帰国」 focuses on getting back to one's country or hometown.
- Related帰省きせいNeutralReturning to one's family home, as in 「お盆に帰省する」; usually a domestic trip. 「帰国」 is mainly returning from abroad to one's own country, but can also mean going home.
- Related帰郷ききょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for returning to one's hometown; whether borders are crossed is beside the point. 「帰国」 mainly means returning to one's own country from abroad.
- Antonym出国しゅっこくNeutralLeaving the country you are currently in for a foreign one — not necessarily your own. The opposite of 「帰国」 in terms of the direction of border crossing.
「帰国」 is the default for returning to your own country from abroad; it can also mean going back to your hometown. For a domestic trip home, use 「帰省」; in written prose, 「帰郷」 for going home; for returning from far away, 「帰還」. The antonym is 「出国」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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