帰(かえ)り

かえり
noun
return; way home
1. return, returning
The act of going back home or to one's original location.
帰(かえ)りが遅(おそ)くなる。
I'll be home late.
行(い)きと帰(かえ)り
Going and coming back / Round trip
帰(かえ)りは何時(なんじ)ですか?
What time will you be back?
帰(かえ)りを待(ま)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.
I did some shopping on my way home.
行(い)きと帰(かえ)り
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.

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

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