Keyword
return home
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1316
Old form歸
Readings
かえ
(86%)
き
(12%)
がえ
(1%)
Composed of
katakana 'ri'
broom
Mnemonic

When you return home after a long vacation you'll have to grab a broom and clean up the whole place. And since you're returning from a vacation in Japan you'd use the katakana to spell "return" as リターン with an リ.

Used in vocabulary (287 in total)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to return; to come back
return; coming back
Examples (200 in total)
It's still too early to go home, isn't it?
Weren't you supposed to go home and eat?
I think I'll go home too.