帰国する
きこくする
verb
to return to one's country; to go back home
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 帰国する | 帰国しない |
| Present polite | 帰国します | 帰国しません |
| Past | 帰国した | 帰国しなかった |
| Past polite | 帰国しました | 帰国しませんでした |
| て form | 帰国して | 帰国しなくて |
| ている present | 帰国している | 帰国していない |
| ている polite | 帰国しています | 帰国していません |
| ている past | 帰国していた | 帰国していなかった |
| ている past polite | 帰国していました | 帰国していませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 帰国すれば | 帰国しなければ |
| Conditional たら | 帰国したら | 帰国しなかったら |
| Volitional | 帰国しよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 帰国しましょう | — |
| Potential | 帰国できる | 帰国できない |
| Passive | 帰国される | 帰国されない |
| Causative | 帰国させる | 帰国させない |
| Imperative | 帰国しろ | 帰国するな |
1.
to return to one's country; to go back to one's home country
To travel back to one's country of origin or nationality, especially after a period of living, studying, or working abroad.
来月帰国する予定です。
I plan to return to my country next month.
留学を終えて、三年ぶりに帰国した。
After finishing my studies abroad, I returned home for the first time in three years.
彼は海外赴任を終えて帰国したが、日本の生活に慣れるまで時間がかかった。
He returned to Japan after finishing his overseas assignment, but it took time to readjust to life here.
Combines 帰 (return) and 国 (country). Specifically refers to returning to one's own country, not just any country. The noun form 帰国 is also commonly used on its own.
USAGE:
- The subject's "own country" is determined by nationality or where they are from
- For Japanese speakers, 帰国 almost always means returning to Japan
- 帰国 can also function as a noun: 帰国の予定 (plans to return home)
- 帰国子女 refers to children who grew up abroad and returned to Japan — a well-known cultural concept
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 一時帰国: temporary return home
- 帰国予定: plans to return home
- 帰国子女: returnee children
- 帰国後: after returning home
- 無事に帰国する: to return home safely
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 帰る: to return, go home — general term; can mean returning to any home base
- 渡航する: to travel overseas — going abroad, the opposite direction
- 入国する: to enter a country — broader; refers to entering any country, not specifically one's own
- 里帰り: returning to one's hometown — specifically visiting one's hometown or parents' home, not necessarily from abroad