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.
I'll be heading home soon.
Emphasizing the act of leaving a specific location (e.g., office, party) to 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.
go home / leave for home
もう遅いから家に帰ろう。
It's late, so let's go home.
A more formal way to say 'return home'. Often used in business or written contexts.
I will go home early today.
A literary expression meaning 'to set off on the way home'. Evokes a slightly poetic or nostalgic feeling.
I set off for home at dusk.
I'll leave the office and go home.
Pattern: [place]から家に帰る. Similar to above, but から emphasizes the starting point.
On the way home from the station, it started raining.
I'm leaving now. (Goodbye, see you tomorrow.)
Casual way to announce you're heading home. 'I'll be going home soon.'
Well, I'll be heading home now.