KANJI: KI kae (return)
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This character is a depiciton of ancient Chinese custom. The radical at right is a pictograph of a hand holding a broom and by extension meant housewife. The radical at left is a heavy simplification of a complex character that meant to follow. Thus the character meant wife following].
This came from the custom of the groom spending some time at his new bride's home before returning to his own house with his wife following. Hence, to return.
A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:
on-yomi: KI
kun-yomi: kae(ru) kae(su) oku(ru) totsu(gu)
- kae(ru): return; take leave; come again; come around (time).
- kae(su): send (someone) back.
- ki(suru): come to, arrive at, result in, end in, lead to; belong to, ascribe to; put down to; impute; be due to; fall in (one's power); (his blood) be upon (him).
- kae(ri): return; return trip.
- kae(rigake) ni, kae(rishana) ni, kae(rusa) ni: on returning.
- (o)kae(ri)nasai: welcome home, welcome back.
New Nelson: 1564
Henshall: 96
帰
帰心 (kishin): longing for one's home, being homesick.
帰化 (kika): naturalization.
帰省 (kisei): homecoming.
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