帰る

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 夜七時に家に帰ります。▶ —
   I go home at 7 PM.
2. 韓国に帰りたいです。▶ —
   I want to return to Korea.

Collocations

Mnemonic

帰る kaeru-return — godan -ru trap. The kanji 帰 implies "return to one's base" — going home from outside, returning to one's country. Greeting ritual: leaving = いってきます → arriving home = ただいま → being welcomed = お帰りなさい. Distinct from neutral 行く (go).

Quick check

1. "After work I went home" — natural Japanese?

   • 仕事が終わってから家に帰りました (correct, 帰る for home-return)
   • 家に行きました (= "went to home", neutral but less natural)
   • 家に来ました (= "came to home", odd self-statement)
   • 家になりました (= "became home", nonsense)