Japanese word

持ち帰る

Pronunciation

Romajimochikaeru

Meaning

  • verbtake home

Example

この料理を持ち帰ります。ko no ryō ri o mo chi kae ri ma su

I will take this dish home.

Illustration for 持ち帰る (take home)

More examples

会議の資料を持ち帰って、家で確認します。kai gi no shi ryō o mo chi kae tte ie de kaku nin shi ma su

I will take the meeting materials home and review them there.

Core concept

Describes carrying something away from the current place and returning with it to one's home or another destination.

Common phrases

  • 仕事を持ち帰るshi goto o mo chi kae ru

    take work home

  • 資料を持ち帰るshi ryō o mo chi kae ru

    take the materials home

  • 荷物を持ち帰るni motsu o mo chi kae ru

    take the luggage home

Similar words

持ち去るmochisaru: To remove something from a place by carrying it away, often without focusing on its destination.
運び出すhakobidasu: To move something from inside a place to outside by carrying it.

Definition in Japanese

物や料理などを、現在いる場所から自宅などへ運んで帰ること。mono ya ryō ri na do o gen zai i ru ba sho ka ra ji taku na do e hako n de kae ru ko to

Word origin

持ち帰る (mochikaeru) combines 持つ (motsu, "to hold") in its connective form 持ち (mochi) with 帰る (kaeru, "to return"), giving the sense of returning while carrying something.

Usage tips

  • The noun 持ち帰り (mochikaeri) often appears on Japanese restaurant signs for food ordered to go, while 持ち帰る (mochikaeru) is the verb.

Other meanings

  • carry homeverb
  • take outverb

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