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帰路につく (きろにつく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帰き路ろにつく

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ku)

head home; leave for home; set out on the way home

A set phrase meaning to start the journey back home; often used in narrative or formal contexts.

会かい議ぎが終おわり、参さん加か者しゃはそれぞれ帰き路ろについた。
The meeting ended, and the participants each headed home.
彼かれは夕ゆう暮ぐ

れ

時どき

に

帰き

路ろ

に

つい

た

。

He set out for home at dusk.

Written forms

帰き路ろにつく
Standard kana-mixed spelling; the verb つく is commonly written in kana in this expression.
帰き路ろに就つく
Kanji spelling using 就く (to set out on); somewhat formal or literary.
帰き路ろに着つく
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 着く normally means 'to arrive', but here it is used for 'to set out on'.

Kanji

帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to
路path, route, road
就concerning, settle, take position
着don, arrive, wear

Similar words

帰き宅たくする
帰宅する means 'to go home' (arrive at home), while 帰路につく focuses on the act of starting the journey home.

Etymology

A fixed expression combining 帰路 (way home) with つく (to set out on). The verb つく is often written in kana in this phrase.