帰省

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
せい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
歸省 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せー [kìséé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲise̞ː]

Noun

()(せい) • (kisei

  1. homecoming, going back to one's hometown

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ()(せい)ラッシュ (kisei rasshu)

Verb

()(せい)する • (kisei suruintransitive suru (stem ()(せい) (kisei shi), past ()(せい)した (kisei shita))

  1. return to one's hometown
    • 1938, Tōson Shimazaki, 新生:
      (きょう)()(ほう)にある(ろう)祖母(ばあ)さんの()(きょ)()いて(いち)()()(せい)したことがある。
      Kyōri no hō ni aru rō-bāsan no shikyo o kiite ichido kisei shita koto ga aru.
      He'd gone home once after learning of the death of an elderly grandmother.

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