帰り

かえり · kaeri · JLPT N4 · noun

tax return

🏠 帰り = noun form of 帰る (kaeru), to go back home

帰り is the stem of the verb 帰る (to return home) used as a noun: the return, the way back. Sound hook: kaeri sounds like carry — on the way back you carry your things home. Common in 帰り道 (kaerimichi), the road home.

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