Word Meaning 帰去来

ききょらい kikyorai

帰去来 is read as ききょらい (kikyorai) and means quitting one's job and moving back to one's hometown.

Meaning

English

quitting one's job and moving back to one's hometown

Reading

Kana

ききょらい

Romaji

kikyorai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 115545 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

帰去来辞

ききょらいのじ

Gui Qu Lai Ci (Come Away Home, classic Chinese poem by Tao Yuanming, 405 CE)

帰来

きらい

returning

去来

きょらい

coming and going

山帰来

さんきらい

Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)

去る者は追わず、来たる者は拒まず

さるものはおわずきたるものはこばまず

do not pursue those who leave you and do not turn away those who come to you

帰国

きこく

return to one's country

帰り

かえり

return

帰京

ききょう

returning (home) to Tokyo

帰る

かえる

to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)

帰す

かえす

to send (someone) back

帰り道

かえりみち

the way back

帰休

ききゅう

temporary layoff