帰き京きょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

帰京する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

return to Tokyo; return to the capital

Used when someone returns to Tokyo or the capital city. Often appears in news reports or formal contexts.

〈場ば所しょ〉から帰き京きょうするto return to Tokyo from somewhere
大おお阪さかから帰き京きょうした。
He returned to Tokyo from Osaka.
〈時とき〉に帰き京きょうするto return to Tokyo at a particular time
週しゅう末まつに帰き京きょうする予よ定ていだ。
He plans to return to Tokyo over the weekend.

帰き宅たくN3
帰京 means returning to Tokyo (the capital), while 帰宅 means returning home to one's own house regardless of location.

上じょう京きょうN3
上京 means going to Tokyo, typically from the countryside, while 帰京 means returning to Tokyo after being away.

帰き郷きょう
帰京 and 帰郷 are both pronounced ききょう, but 帰京 means returning to Tokyo while 帰郷 means returning to one's hometown.
上じょう京きょうN3
上京 means going to Tokyo (often for the first time or to settle there), whereas 帰京 means returning to Tokyo after having been away.
在ざい京きょう
帰京 means returning to Tokyo (an action), while 在京 describes the state of currently being in Tokyo.

Compound of 帰 (return) and 京 (capital). The reading ききょう is the on'yomi of both characters.