Word Meaning 帰国

きこく kikoku

帰国 is read as きこく (kikoku) and means return to one's country.

Meaning

English

  1. return to one's country
  2. return to one's hometown

Reading

Kana

きこく

Romaji

kikoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words 帰郷,帰省,実家に帰る,田舎に帰る,ホームシック,地元,故郷 Rank 3241 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

帰国子女

きこくしじょ

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad

帰国セール

きこくせーる

sale of one's belongings before returning to one's country

帰国者

きこくしゃ

returnee

帰国子女枠

きこくしじょわく

(school) admission category for students who have lived abroad

帰国生徒

きこくせいと

school student who has returned to Japan after living abroad

祖国復帰

そこくふっき

returning to one's fatherland

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

Example Sentences

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My father has just returned from abroad.

After an absence of ten months, he returned home.

She came home for the first time in five years.

He returned from Holland in June.

I've been very busy since I returned from abroad.

It's difficult for returnees to blend in with that class.

My uncle comes back from America next Monday.

I've been back for a week, but I'm still suffering from jet lag.

People returning from Spain are required to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half.