1.
to send back, to let go home
To allow or cause someone to return.
子供を家に帰す。
To send the children home.
客を帰した。
I let the guest go home.
病気の生徒を帰す。
To send the sick student home.
帰す means to send someone back or let them go home. The subject causes or allows someone to return to their original location.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 帰る (intransitive, to return/go home)
ASPECT (ている):
帰している means 'is in the process of sending back' (ongoing action), not a resultant state.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ～を家に帰す: to send ~ home
- ～を帰してあげる: to let ~ go home
- 早く帰す: to send home early
DON'T CONFUSE:
- 帰す: to send back (people)
- 返す: to return, give back (objects, money)
- 戻す: to return, put back (objects to original position)