帰郷|ききょうkikyou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbhomecoming; return to one's home
    その電報でんぽうは彼女かのじょを帰郷ききょうさせるための手てであった。↗
    The telegram was a trick to get her to come 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 故郷こきょうに帰かえること。
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