帰き去きょ来らい

noun

quitting one's job and returning to one's hometown

Archaic noun, now largely replaced by modern expressions like 帰郷 or 田舎に帰る. Cross-referenced with 帰りなんいざ, a classical phrase with a similar meaning.

See also: 帰りなんいざ

• 「帰き去きょ来らい」は、昔むかしの人ひとが故こ郷きょうへ帰かえることを表あらわす言こと葉ばだ。

  帰去来 is an old word that refers to a person returning to their hometown.