帰路(きろ)

きろ
noun
the way home; return trip
1. the way home; return journey; homeward path
The route or journey back to one's home or starting point. A somewhat formal or literary word often used in written narratives and news.
帰路(きろ)につく。
To head home.
帰路(きろ)の途中(とちゅう)で雨(あめ)が降(ふ)り出(だ)した。
It started raining on the way home.
長(なが)い出張(しゅっちょう)を終(お)えて帰路(きろ)についたとき、ほっとした。
I felt relieved when I finally headed home after a long business trip.

USAGE:
A somewhat formal word. The set phrase 帰路(きろ)につく (to set out for home, to head home) is the most common usage. Often appears in written narratives, travel writing, and news reports.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 帰路(きろ)につく (to head home)
  • 帰路(きろ)の途中(とちゅう) (on the way home)
  • 帰路(きろ)を急(いそ)ぐ (to hurry home)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 帰(かえ)り道(みち): the way home — everyday, casual equivalent
  • 復路(ふくろ): return trip — more formal, used for round-trip travel
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