帰宅

• 読み: きたく
• ローマ字: kitaku
• 漢字の分解: 帰 (ki) — return, go home; 宅 (taku) — home, residence
• 発音: /ki.ta.kɯ/

意味

Returning home. The act of going back to one's house after being out.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (帰宅する). More formal than 家に帰る (to go home). Commonly used in work and school contexts (帰宅時間, time of returning home; 帰宅途中, on the way home). Also appears in compounds like 帰宅ラッシュ (homeward rush hour). Implies returning to one's own residence specifically, not just any departure.

例文

1. 今日は遅くなるので帰宅は九時ごろになる。
2. 帰宅途中に雨が降り始めた。
3. 子供たちが帰宅するまでに夕食を作る。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, school, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 帰 (ki, return/go home) and 宅 (taku, home/residence). Together, 'returning to one's residence' — a formal expression for the everyday act of going home.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal