noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
way home; return trip; way back
A somewhat formal noun for the journey back home or to one's starting point. Often used in set phrases like 帰途につく (to set out for home).
会議の後、彼は帰途についた。
After the meeting, he set out for home.
I stopped by the supermarket on my way home.
帰途の電車で本を読んだ。
I read a book on the train on the way back.
It started to rain, so I hurried on my way home.
He got into an accident on his way home.
帰り道 is the everyday, conversational word for the way home, while 帰途 is a more formal term typically found in writing or news.
往路 refers to the outward journey to a destination, the opposite of 帰途, the journey back home.
Standard kanji form; common in news and formal writing.
Sino-Japanese compound of 帰 (return) and 途 (way, route).