(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)りが(おそ)くなる。
I'll be home late.
()きと(かえ)
Going and coming back / Round trip
(かえ)りは何時(なんじ)ですか?
What time will you be back?
(かえ)りを()っている。
I'm waiting for them to come home.
(ちち)(かえ)りが(おそ)いので、(はは)心配(しんぱい)している。
Father's return is late, so Mother is worried.
2. way home, return trip
The journey back home.
(かえ)りに()(もの)をした。
I did some shopping on my way home.
()きと(かえ)
Going and coming back / Round trip
仕事(しごと)(かえ)りに友達(ともだち)()った。
I met a friend on my way home from work.
(かえ)りの電車(でんしゃ)()んでいた。
The train on the way back was crowded.
学校(がっこう)(かえ)りにコンビニに()った。
I stopped by the convenience store on my way home from school.
(かえ)(みち)(あめ)()られた。
I got caught in the rain on the way home.
()(かい)(かえ)りにタクシーに()った。
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)る.

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)い: (someone's) return is late

EXAMPLES OF USAGE:

  • 仕事(しごと)(かえ)りに: on the way home from work
  • 学校(がっこう)(かえ)りに: on the way home from school

CONTRAST:

  • ()き: going, outward journey (antonym)
  • (かえ)る: to return (verb form)