帰郷

ききょう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive homecoming; return to one's home

Kanji

• 帰 return. Read as キ.
• 郷 hometown. Read as キョウ.

Example sentences

• その電報は彼女を帰郷させるための手であった。
  The telegram was a trick to get her to come home.
• 病気の母を見舞うために帰郷しなければならないといった話をでっちあげた。
  I'd made up some story about having to go home to see my sick mother.

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