JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
帰 means to return home. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 10 strokes, read かえる or き. It is built from 2 parts: 刂 (knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)), 帚 (broom). It appears in 帰る (to go back / to go home / to return) and 帰り (return / coming back).
帰 is written in 10 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
帰 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帰る | かえる | to go back / to go home / to return |
| 帰り | かえり | return / coming back |
| お帰り | おかえり | return / welcome |
These use 刂 or 帚 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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