Word Meaning 帰省

きせい kisei

帰省 is read as きせい (kisei) and means homecoming.

Meaning

English

homecoming
returning home

Reading

Kana

きせい

Romaji

kisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 帰郷,帰国,夏,夏休み,お盆,盆休み,実家に帰る,田舎に帰る Rank 5006 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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帰省ラッシュ

きせいらっしゅ

holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse

帰依

きえ

becoming a devout believer

帰順

きじゅん

submission

帰村

きそん

returning to one's village

帰島

きとう

return to an island

帰化植物

きかしょくぶつ

naturalized plant

帰営

きえい

returning to military duty

帰農

きのう

take up farming again

外務省

がいむしょう

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

通産省

つうさんしょう

(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

文部省

もんぶしょう

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

大蔵省

おおくらしょう

Ministry of Finance (1869-2001)

Example Sentences

彼は休暇で帰省中です。

He is home on leave.

七年ぶりに帰省しました。

After an absence of seven years, I went home.

彼女は今月の終わりに帰省します。

She is coming home at the end of this month.

彼のお父さんは、彼の帰省後亡くなった。

His father died after his return home.