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.
彼は来月、日本に帰国する予定です。
He plans to return to Japan next month.
留学を終えて帰国した。
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.
昔の手紙には「帰国」を故郷に戻る意味で使った例がある。
In old letters, there are examples where 帰国 was used to mean returning to one's hometown.