帰 宅 部(きたくぶ)

きたくぶ

noun

go-home club (humorous term for not being in any club)

informalspokenslangeducation

1. go-home club; students who don't belong to any club

A humorous, self-deprecating term used by Japanese students who are not members of any extracurricular club or team. Structured like a real club name but meaning they simply go straight home after school.

僕(ぼく)は帰宅部(きたくぶ)です。

I'm in the go-home club (I'm not in any club).

部活(ぶかつ)に入(はい)らず帰宅部(きたくぶ)を選(えら)んだ。

I chose the go-home club instead of joining an extracurricular activity.

帰宅部(きたくぶ)だったので放課後(ほうかご)は自由(じゆう)に過(す)ごしていた。

Since I was in the go-home club, I spent my time after school however I wanted.

Cultural note

In Japanese schools, extracurricular club activities (部活動(ぶかつどう)) are a major part of student life, and there is social pressure to belong to one. 帰宅部(きたくぶ) is a humorous coinage that treats "going home" as if it were an official club, using the standard 部(ぶ) suffix found in real club names like 野球部(やきゅうぶ) or 美術部(びじゅつぶ).

Usage

Mainly used by and about middle school and high school students. The tone is lighthearted and often self-deprecating.

Forms

帰宅(きたく) (going home) + 部(ぶ) (club). Modeled on real club names.

general

Added 2026.3.12 18:02 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

16000/16420_kitakubu