1.
return, returning
The act of going back home or to one's original location.
2.
way home, return trip
The journey back home.
帰り is a noun meaning 'return' or 'way home,' derived from the verb 帰る.
Common patterns
- 帰りに: on the way home
- 〜の帰りに: on the way back from ~
- 帰り道: the way home (route)
- 行き帰り: round trip, there and back
- 帰りが遅い: (someone's) return is late
- 仕事の帰りに: on the way home from work
- 学校の帰りに: on the way home from school