持(も)ち帰(かえ)る

もちかえる
verb (godan)
to take home; to bring back
1. to take home; to carry back
To bring something back to one's home or original location.
お土産(みやげ)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)る。
To bring back souvenirs.
会議(かいぎ)の資料(しりょう)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)って読(よ)んだ。
I took the meeting materials home and read them.
仕事(しごと)が終(お)わらなくて、家(いえ)に持(も)ち帰(かえ)った。
I couldn't finish the work, so I took it home.
旅行先(りょこうさき)から素敵(すてき)な思(おも)い出(で)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)った。
I brought back wonderful memories from my trip.
海外(かいがい)出張(しゅっちょう)で得(え)た知識(ちしき)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)って、社内(しゃない)で共有(きょうゆう)した。
I brought back the knowledge gained from the overseas business trip and shared it within the company.
2. to take away (food)
To order food for takeout rather than eating at the restaurant.
お持(も)ち帰(かえ)りでお願(ねが)いします。
For takeout, please.
この店(みせ)は持(も)ち帰(かえ)りもできますか。
Can I also get takeout at this shop?
お持(も)ち帰(かえ)りですか、店内(てんない)でお召(め)し上(あ)がりですか。
Is that for takeout, or will you be eating here?
残(のこ)った料理(りょうり)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)りたいのですが、容器(ようき)はありますか。
I'd like to take the leftover food home — do you have a container?
この弁当屋(べんとうや)は持(も)ち帰(かえ)り専門(せんもん)で、店内(てんない)で食(た)べるスペースはない。
This bento shop is takeout-only and has no space to eat inside.

持(も)ち帰(かえ)る is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) formed from 持(も)つ (to hold) + 帰(かえ)る (to return). It means to take something back with you.

ASPECT (ている):
持(も)ち帰(かえ)っている indicates the state of having brought something back.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [thing]を持(も)ち帰(かえ)る — to take [thing] home
  • [place]から[thing]を持(も)ち帰(かえ)る — to bring [thing] back from [place]

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 仕事(しごと)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)る (take work home)
  • お土産(みやげ)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)る (bring back souvenirs)
  • 持(も)ち帰(かえ)り弁当(べんとう) (takeout bento)

TAKEOUT USAGE:
お持(も)ち帰(かえ)り (with honorific お) is the standard term for takeout food. テイクアウト is also used but お持(も)ち帰(かえ)り is more traditional.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 持(も)ち込(こ)む: to bring in (opposite direction)
  • 持(も)って帰(かえ)る: same meaning, less compound-like
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Added 2026.1.14 17:40 · Revised 2026.3.4 9:49
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