帰き東とう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

returning to the East

Obsolete term for returning to the eastern part of a country, especially to the capital region (historically Kyoto or Edo/Tokyo). Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「帰き東とうの途とにつく」といった表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, expressions like 'setting out on the journey back to the East' can be found.