Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 帰る(かえる) in Japanese

帰る, 還る, 歸る
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
かえる
Romaji
kaeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
    Example sentence
    に帰りましょう Why don't we go home?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave
    Example sentence
    食べられることなくそのたこは、帰ったであった That octopus returned to the sea without being eaten.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home
    Example sentence
    雪道アクシデントなかったら無事に帰って来れると思います If you don't have an accident on the snowy roads I think you should be able to get back safely.

Examples of 帰る, 還る, 歸る, かえる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
帰る
Plain Polite
帰ります
Negative
帰らない
Negative Polite
帰りません

Past

Plain
帰った
Plain Polite
帰りました
Negative
帰らなかった
Negative Polite
帰りませんでした

Te

Plain
帰って
Plain Polite
帰りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
帰られる
Plain Polite
帰られます
Negative
帰られない
Negative Polite
帰られません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

16 strokes

send back, return

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: かえ.る

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: かえ.る, かえ.す, おく.る, とつ.ぐ

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18 strokes

homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: かえ.る, かえ.す, おく.る, とつ.ぐ

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