帰(かえ)り道(みち)

かえりみち
noun
way home, return path
movementdaily-life
1. way home, way back, return path
The route taken when returning home or going back to where one came from. Also used to describe the journey itself.
帰(かえ)り道(みち)にコンビニに寄(よ)った。
I stopped at a convenience store on the way home.
帰(かえ)り道(みち)で雨(あめ)に降(ふ)られた。
I got caught in the rain on the way home.
学校(がっこう)からの帰(かえ)り道(みち)に、友達(ともだち)と夕焼(ゆうや)けを見(み)ながら歩(ある)いたのがいい思(おも)い出(で)だ。
Walking home from school while watching the sunset with friends is a fond memory.

Usage

The opposite is 行(い)きの道(みち) or 行(ゆ)く道(みち) (the way there). Often used with the particle に to mean "on the way home": 帰(かえ)り道(みち)に. Can also be used figuratively to mean there is no turning back: 帰(かえ)り道(みち)はない.

Common collocations

  • 帰(かえ)り道(みち)に: on the way home
  • 帰(かえ)り道(みち)で: on the way back
  • 帰(かえ)り道(みち)を急(いそ)ぐ: to hurry on the way home
  • 帰(かえ)り道(みち)に迷(まよ)う: to get lost on the way back

Related Words

Antonym: 行(い)き道(みち) (way there)
Compare: 夜道(よみち) (road at night)
Compare: 家路(いえじ) (the road home)
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Added 2026.2.21 15:48 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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