帰郷|ききょうkikyou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbhomecoming; return to one's home
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 帰郷する(ききょうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 帰郷します(ききょうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 帰郷しない(ききょうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 帰郷しません(ききょうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 帰郷せず・帰郷せぬ(ききょうせず・ききょうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 帰郷した(ききょうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 帰郷しました(ききょうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 帰郷しなかった(ききょうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 帰郷しませんでした(ききょうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 帰郷して(ききょうして) |
| Potential | 帰郷できる(ききょうできる) |
| Passive | 帰郷される(ききょうされる) |
| Causative | 帰郷させる(ききょうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 帰郷させられる(ききょうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 帰郷すれば(ききょうすれば) |
| tara | 帰郷したら(ききょうしたら) |
| Volitional | 帰郷しよう(ききょうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 帰郷しましょう(ききょうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 帰郷しろ(ききょうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym帰省きせいNeutralGoing back to one's hometown to visit family, on holidays or ordinary days alike, as in 「お盆の帰省」; stresses a temporary visit, while 「帰郷」 can also mean returning to settle.
- Related帰宅きたくNeutralReturning to one's own home, as in 「帰宅時間」; the everyday word for getting home from work or school.
- Related帰国きこくNeutralReturning to one's own country from abroad; the emphasis is on the country level, not the hometown.
- Related帰還きかんWrittenReturning from somewhere far off, such as space or a battlefield; formal, with a solemn tone.
- Antonym離郷りきょうWrittenThe antonym: leaving one's hometown for somewhere else, the opposite of 「帰郷」.
Use 「帰郷」 for returning to one's hometown, often with a touch of emotion, as in 「十年ぶりの帰郷」. For a temporary visit home say 「帰省」, for getting home 「帰宅」, for returning from abroad 「帰国」; the opposite is 「離郷」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- 故郷に帰ること。


