帰(かえ)り先(さき)

かえりさき
noun
place one returns to; return destination
abstractdaily-life
1. place where one is going back to; return destination
The address or location someone is heading home to — used in shipping forms, travel arrangements, and questions about where someone is staying. Compound of 帰(かえ)る (to return) + 先(さき) (destination).
帰(かえ)り先(さき)はどこですか。
Where is your return destination?
用紙(ようし)に帰(かえ)り先(さき)の住所(じゅうしょ)を記入(きにゅう)してください。
Please write the return address on the form.
出張(しゅっちょう)が長引(ながび)いて、いつの間(ま)にか自分(じぶん)の帰(かえ)り先(さき)が曖昧(あいまい)になってきた。
With the business trip dragging on, before I knew it I'd become unsure where 'home' even was anymore.

先(さき) here means 'destination', as in 行(い)き先(さき) (where one is going) or 勤(つと)め先(さき) (place of employment). Found most often on forms, in administrative contexts, and in questions about where a traveler is staying.

Similar words

  • 行(い)き先(さき): destination — where one is going (one-way sense)
  • 帰宅先(きたくさき): place of return; place to go home to — more formal compound used in official records
  • 実家(じっか): one's parents' home — common informal answer to 'where will you spend the holidays?'

Related Words

Compare: 行(い)き先(さき) (destination)
Compare: 実家(じっか) (one's parents' home)
Compare: 行(ゆ)き先(さき) (destination, whereabouts)
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Added 2026.5.28 13:16 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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