帰る

かえる · kaeru · JLPT N5 · verb-godan

to go home

🏠 kaeru also means frog (蛙): the frog always hops back home

帰る and 蛙 are both read かえる, a classic Japanese pun: frog charms are carried so that travellers and money come back safely. Same sound, so kaeru = frog = return home.

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