Japanese

かえりつく
Meaning: to arrive back (home); to return to the starting point
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 帰り着く 帰り着かない
Polite 帰り着きます 帰り着きません
Past 帰り着いた 帰り着かなかった
Polite + Past 帰り着きました 帰り着きませんでした
Te-form 帰り着いて 帰り着かなくて
Potential 帰り着ける 帰り着けない
Passive 帰り着かれる 帰り着かれない
Causative 帰り着かせる 帰り着かせない
Causative + Passive 帰り着かされる 帰り着かされない
Imperative 帰り着け 帰り着くな

Handwriting

帰
り
着
く

Example sentences

In the heavy rain, I finally made it back home.
一日中歩き回って、家に帰り着いた時には疲れ果てていた。
After walking around all day, I was completely exhausted when I got home.
長い旅路の末に、ようやく故郷に帰り着いた。
After a long journey, I finally returned home.

Usage Notes

Emphasizes the struggle or the final completion of a journey back.

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