JLPT N5 vocabulary
帰る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
かえる1Atamadaka · high start
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to return, come home, go home, go back
- to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
- [baseball] to get home, reach home plate

Conjugation
Ends in -iru / -eru like an ichidan verb, but conjugates as godan.
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 帰る | 帰 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Polite presentます形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Polite pastました形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Te-formて形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 帰 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 帰 | 帰る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Passive受身形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Make / let使役形 | 帰 | 帰 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 帰 | 帰 |
Example sentences
僕はあの時帰るところだった。
I was just about to head home at that time.
父は仕事で、滅多に帰ってこない。
Because of work, my father rarely comes home.
もう私たち帰ってもいいんじゃない?
It's OK if we go home already, right?