復 路(ふくろ)

ふくろ

noun

return trip; return route; way back

formaltransportation travel

1. return trip; return route; way back

The journey or route back to the starting point. The second half of a round trip.

復路(ふくろ)は電車(でんしゃ)で帰(かえ)った。

I took the train for the return trip.

復路(ふくろ)は渋滞(じゅうたい)で時間(じかん)がかかった。

The return trip took a long time because of traffic.

マラソンの復路(ふくろ)で順位(じゅんい)を上(あ)げた選手(せんしゅ)がいた。

There was a runner who moved up in the rankings on the return leg of the marathon.

Composed of 復(ふく) (return, repeat) and 路(ろ) (road, route). A somewhat formal word, commonly seen in transportation schedules and race descriptions.

Common collocations

復路(ふくろ)の便(びん): return flight/service
往復(おうふく)の復路(ふくろ): return leg of a round trip
復路(ふくろ)を走(はし)る: to run the return course

Similar words

往路(おうろ): outbound trip, outward route — the first half of the journey

Related words

往復(おうふく): round trip — encompasses both directions
帰路(きろ): way home — similar meaning but specifically means going home
帰(かえ)り: the return, the way back — more colloquial

Related Words

Antonym: 往路(おうろ) (outward journey)

Related: 往復(おうふく) (round trip)

Related: 帰路(きろ) (way home)

Related: 帰(かえ)り (the return, the way back)

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