Word Meaning 里帰り

さとがえり satogaeri

里帰り is read as さとがえり (satogaeri) and means bride's first visit to her parents after getting married.

Meaning

English

bride's first visit to her parents after getting married
coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad)
temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
returning home to one's parents (of a married person)
visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay)

Reading

Kana

さとがえり

Romaji

satogaeri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 13845 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

里帰り出産

さとがえりしゅっさん

returning to one's parents' house to give birth

里帰り展

さとがえりてん

exhibition of returned works (e.g. from overseas)

里

り

neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)

里子

さとご

adopted animal (e.g. pet)

里親

さとおや

(pet) caretaker

里地里山

さとちさとやま

mountain villages and neighbouring agricultural, forest, etc. areas

里親会

さとおやかい

adoption event for homeless animals

里人

さとびと

villager

里言葉

さとことば

countryside dialect

里長

さとおさ

village chief

里地

さとち

mountain village (region)

里方

さとかた

wife's family

Example Sentences

正月には里帰りする人が多い。

しょうがつにはさとがえりするひとがおおい。

Many people return to their hometowns for the New Year.