帰還・饋還|きかんkikan[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
帰還帰還 is the usual form to choose for the meanings “return (home),” “repatriation,” and “feedback” in an electronic circuit or biological system.
饋還饋還 is a rarely used written variant of 帰還, so learners will seldom need to write it or choose it.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreturn (home); repatriation
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbfeedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 帰還する（きかんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 帰還します（きかんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 帰還しない（きかんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 帰還しません（きかんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 帰還せず・帰還せぬ（きかんせず・きかんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 帰還した（きかんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 帰還しました（きかんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 帰還しなかった（きかんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 帰還しませんでした（きかんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 帰還して（きかんして） |
| Potential | 帰還できる（きかんできる） |
| Passive | 帰還される（きかんされる） |
| Causative | 帰還させる（きかんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 帰還させられる（きかんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 帰還すれば（きかんすれば） |
| tara | 帰還したら（きかんしたら） |
| Volitional | 帰還しよう（きかんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 帰還しましょう（きかんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 帰還しろ（きかんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym帰国きこくNeutralReturning to your own country from abroad, or to your hometown. 「帰還」 is not bound by borders; it also covers returns from space or the front lines.
- Related帰るかえるNeutralThe everyday verb for going home or going back. 「帰還」 is a formal Sino-Japanese noun with a solemn feel, used for returning from afar.
- Related舞い戻るまいもどるNeutralReturning to the original place after moving around, often with a sense of surprise. 「帰還」 is a solemn return from a distant place.
- Related帰宅きたくNeutralEveryday word for getting home to your own house. 「帰還」 means returning from afar and is not used for an ordinary trip home.
- Related帰省きせいNeutralGoing back to one's family home, as in 「お盆に帰省する」. 「帰還」 is not limited to homecoming; it covers any return from afar.
- Related帰郷ききょうWrittenWritten style: returning to one's hometown. The destination of 「帰還」 is your starting point or your own country, not necessarily your hometown.
- Related戻るもどるNeutralA verb for going back to where you were or returning to a former state, at any distance. 「帰還」 is only for returns from afar and sounds solemn.
- Related立ち戻るたちもどるWrittenWritten style: coming back to a place or state you once left, also in abstract uses. 「帰還」 is an actual, physical return from a distant place.
- Related復帰ふっきNeutralReturning to a former post or state, as in 「職場に復帰する」. 「帰還」 is people, ships or spacecraft coming back from afar to where they belong.
- Related帰ってくるかえってくるNeutralColloquial and common in speech, as in 「無事に帰ってくる」. 「帰還」 leans written and turns up mostly in news reports.
- Related復するふくするWrittenWritten style: reverting to a former state, and also taking revenge; its object is a state. 「帰還」 is people, ships or spacecraft returning from afar.
- Related復すふくすWrittenWritten style, synonymous with 「復する」: restoring or returning to a former state. 「帰還」 is people or probes actually returning to where they came from.
For a solemn return from afar — from the front, space or a distant place — use 「帰還」, mostly in written or news style. For everyday coming home say 「帰る」 or 「帰宅」, or 「帰ってくる」 in speech; for returning to your country 「帰国」, to your hometown 「帰省」 or 「帰郷」; for going back to a post or state 「復帰」; for coming back to a former place or state 「戻る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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