(かえ)

かえり
noun
return; way home
1. return, returning
The act of going back home or to one's original location.
(かえ)(おそ)くなる
I'll be home late.
()(かえ)
Going and coming back / Round trip
(かえ)何時(なんじ)ですか?
What time will you be back?
(かえ)()っている
I'm waiting for them to come home.
Father's return is late, so Mother is worried.
2. way home, return trip
The journey back home.
(かえ)()(もの)した。
I did some shopping on my way home.
()(かえ)
Going and coming back / Round trip
I met a friend on my way home from work.
The train on the way back was crowded.
I stopped by the convenience store on my way home from school.
I got caught in the rain on the way home.
I took a taxi on the way home from the drinking party.

(かえ)り is a noun meaning 'return' or 'way home,' derived from the verb (かえ).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (かえ)りに: on the way home
  • 〜の(かえ)りに: on the way back from ~
  • (かえ)(みち): the way home (route)
  • ()(かえ)り: round trip, there and back
  • (かえ)りが(おそ): (someone's) return is late

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