No. 3,270 in Japanese
帰り
"Return" or "coming back."
In a sentence
彼は仕事の帰りにスーパーに寄った。
He stopped by the supermarket on his way back from work.
The word '帰り' is used to indicate 'the way back' or 'return', specifically referring to the context of coming back from a location.
帰り道で雨が降り始めました。
It started raining on the way home.
In this sentence, '帰り' is used as part of '帰り道', which means 'the route or way of returning', referring to the journey back towards home.
帰り時には忘れ物がないようご注意ください。
Please ensure not to leave anything behind when leaving.
Here, '帰り' is utilized in the expression '帰り時', meaning 'the time of leaving' or 'departure', highlighting the moment of leaving a place.
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