帰り

return, coming back, returning, going back

noun Uncommon #11,722
return, coming back Often refers to someone’s return home.
JA: 母の帰りを待っています。
EN: I’m waiting for my mother to come home.

僕らは君の帰りを待ちます。

We'll wait for you to come back.

帰り?

Heading home?

— 風の谷のナウシカ (1984)

私のをどうぞほんの少しですが帰りの分はもう無いね・・

Here, have mine. It’s not much, but… You don’t have any left for the trip home, do you…

— ロード・オブ・ザ・リング/王の帰還 (2003)

彼は妻の帰りを心配する気持ちでいっぱいだった。

He was filled with worry about his wife’s return.

我々だって戦争帰りですよ

We’ve been through war too, you know.

— Godzilla Minus One (2023)

外湾で釣るのは安全だが、行きも帰りも帆走しなければならない。

Fishing in the outer bay is safe, but you have to sail both ways.

帰りも電車に乗るよ

I'll take the train back too.

— キャッチ・ミー・イフ・ユー・キャン (2002)

なんだよおめえは葬式帰りか?

What the hell, did you just come from a funeral?

— AKIRA (1988)

彼の帰りを待ってるの。

I'm waiting for him to come back.

チビたちを実家のおばあちゃんに会わせてきた帰りやねん

I’m on my way back after taking the little ones to see their grandma at my parents’ place.

— すずめの戸締まり (2022)

家に外国帰りですね

You’ve just returned home from abroad, haven’t you?

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

帰りがけに郵便局に寄るよ。

I’ll stop by the post office on my way home.

犬は少なくとも主人の帰りを待った。

The dog waited at least for its owner's return.

“娘も私もあなたの帰りを待っています”

My daughter and I are both waiting for you to come home.

— マルコムX (1992)

なぜかとても心配で父親の帰りを待ちましょう

For some reason, I'm very worried, so let's wait for my father to come home.

— サスペリア (1977)

帰りもまた渋滞だわ

There's traffic again on the way home.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

僕は地下に隠れる中から鍵をかけてる君の帰りを待つ

I hide underground, locking the door from within, and wait for you to come back.

— ファニーゲーム (1997)

仕事帰り?

Are you on your way home from work?

— 花様年華 (2000)

父の葬儀の帰りえ?

On my way home from my father's funeral, huh?

— es[エス] (2001)

verb Rare #37,933
returning, going back This form often links to what happens next, or appears in expressions such as 帰りがてら (“on the way back”).
JA: 家に帰り、夕飯を作った。
EN: I went home and made dinner.
Conjugation of 帰る

家に帰り

Going home...

— グッドフェローズ (1990)

あなたの—配偶者は…元の家庭に帰りあなたはレニングラードへ?

Your spouse is returning to their original family... and you’re going to Leningrad?

— 戦争と女の顔 (2019)

家に帰りフィリップ・マーローの様に猫にえさをやる体温を持ち

Returning home, I had the body heat to feed the cat like Philip Marlowe.

— ベルリン・天使の詩 (1987)

ほら、かばん持って、早く家に帰りなよ。

Come on, take your bag and hurry home.

仕事から帰りがてらスーパーに行ってきた。

I stopped by the supermarket on my way home from work.