# 帰 — Return Home

Frequency rank 352 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 育 (Nurture), less common than 乗 (Ride).

- On’yomi: き
- Kun’yomi: かえ
- Radical: 巾 Turban (Kangxi 50)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A broom (ヨ) sweeps near a towel (巾) — you sweep the doorstep and hang up your towel, the rituals of returning home.

In words:

- 帰る かえる — to go back
- 帰り かえり — return
- 帰す かえす — to send back

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