Japanese word

帰す

Pronunciation

Romajikaesu

Meaning

  • verbsend home

Example

母は子どもを家に帰します。haha wa ko do mo o ie ni kae shi ma su

The mother sends her child home.

Illustration for 帰す (send home)

More examples

暗くなってきたので、父は妹を帰しました。kura ku na tte ki ta no de chichi wa imōto o kae shi ma shi ta

Since it was getting dark, my father sent my younger sister home.

Core concept

It presents a person's return home as an action carried out by someone else.

Common phrases

  • 家に帰すie ni kae su

    send someone home

Similar words

追い返すoikaesu: To force someone to leave a place and return to where they came from.
送るokuru: To take or send someone to a place, including their home.

Definition in Japanese

人を家に戻るようにさせる。hito o ie ni modo ru yō ni sa se ru

Word origin

帰す (kaesu) is a native Japanese verb related to 帰る (kaeru, "return") through an older causative pattern, giving it the sense of causing a return.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese school and workplace settings, 帰す (kaesu) can describe sending someone home before the usual end of the day.

Other meanings

  • send backverb

Opposites

  • 引き留めるhikitomeruhold backverb

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