帰宅(きたく)

きたく
noun / suru-verb
returning home
1. returning home, going home
The act of going back to one's home, typically after work or an outing.
帰宅(きたく)時間(じかん)は何時(なんじ)ですか。
What time do you get home?
仕事(しごと)が終(お)わったら帰宅(きたく)します。
I'll go home after work is finished.
帰宅(きたく)が遅(おそ)くなりそうです。
It looks like I'll be getting home late.
帰宅(きたく)途中(とちゅう)にスーパーに寄(よ)った。
I stopped by the supermarket on the way home.
子供(こども)が帰宅(きたく)するまで心配(しんぱい)で待(ま)っていた。
I was waiting anxiously until my child came home.

帰宅(きたく) means returning home. It is commonly used in formal and business contexts.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 帰宅(きたく)する (to return home)
  • 帰宅(きたく)時間(じかん) (time of returning home)
  • 帰宅(きたく)途中(とちゅう) (on the way home)
  • 帰宅(きたく)が遅(おそ)い (getting home late)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 帰(かえ)る: more casual 'to go home'
  • 帰宅(きたく)する: more formal/written

OPPOSITE CONCEPTS:

  • 出勤(しゅっきん) (going to work)
  • 外出(がいしゅつ) (going out)

Related Words

Synonym: 帰(かえ)る (to return (casual))
Related: 外出(がいしゅつ) (going out)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:21 · Revised 2026.2.23 13:26
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