Translation guide
How to express the idea of departing from a place to go home in Japanese.
The speaker is leaving their current location and heading home.
The most common and natural way to say 'go home'. Literally 'return to home'. Use this in most everyday situations.
そろそろ家に帰ります。
I'll be heading home soon.
もう遅いから家に帰ろう。
It's late, so let's go home.
Emphasizing the act of leaving a specific location (e.g., office, party) to go home.
Pattern: [place]を出て家に帰る. Use this when you want to specify the place you are leaving.
会社を出て家に帰ります。
I'll leave the office and go home.
Announcing that you are leaving to go home, often in social or workplace settings.
A direct translation like '家に向けて出発する' is unnatural. Use 家に帰る or context-appropriate phrases instead.
家に帰る
go home / leave for home
A more formal way to say 'return home'. Often used in business or written contexts.
本日は早めに帰宅します。
I will go home early today.
A literary expression meaning 'to set off on the way home'. Evokes a slightly poetic or nostalgic feeling.
夕暮れ時に家路についた。
I set off for home at dusk.
Pattern: [place]から家に帰る. Similar to above, but から emphasizes the starting point.
駅から家に帰る途中で雨が降り出した。
On the way home from the station, it started raining.
Casual way to announce you're heading home. 'I'll be going home soon.'
じゃあ、そろそろ帰ります。
Well, I'll be heading home now.