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帰

Kanji 帰: meaning "return", readings, stroke order

The kanji 帰 means "return". On'yomi: キ; kun'yomi: かえる、かえす. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
return
On'yomi
キ
Kun'yomi
かえるかえす
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
歸 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 帰

  • 帰る かえる — To return home
  • 帰り かえり — return, coming back
  • 帰す かえす — to send back
  • 帰宅 きたく — returning home
  • 帰結 きけつ — Consequence / result
  • お帰り おかえり — return, welcome
  • 日帰り ひがえり — day trip
  • 帰趨 きすう — Final direction / outcome
  • 帰京 ききょう — returning to Tokyo

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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