帰国する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 帰国する | 帰国しない |
| Polite | 帰国します | 帰国しません |
| Past polite | 帰国しました | 帰国しませんでした |
| Past | 帰国した | 帰国しなかった |
| Te-form | 帰国して | 帰国しないで |
| Desire | 帰国したい | 帰国したくない |
| Potential | 帰国できる | 帰国できない |
| Passive | 帰国される | 帰国されない |
| Causative | 帰国させる | 帰国させない |
| Causative passive | 帰国させられる | 帰国させられない |
| Volitional | 帰国しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 帰国しましょう | |
| Imperative | 帰国しろ | 帰国するな |
| Conditional | 帰国すれば | 帰国しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 帰国したら | 帰国しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
return to one's country; come back from abroad
Used when someone returns to their home country after being overseas. Common in news, travel, and formal contexts.
He plans to return to Japan next month.
I finished my studies abroad and returned to my country.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
return to one's hometown
Dated usage for returning to one's hometown within the same country. Modern Japanese usually uses 帰省 or 帰郷 for this meaning.
In old letters, there are examples where 帰国 was used to mean returning to one's hometown.
He returned to his country from America.
I'm planning to return to Japan next week.
出国 refers to the general act of leaving any country, whereas 帰国 specifically means returning to one's own home country.
帰国 means returning to one's home country from abroad, while 里帰り refers to returning to one's parents' home, usually within the same country.
sayonara sale; pre-departure sale