Korean word

귀국

Pronunciation

Romanizationkwiguk

Meaning

  • nounreturn home

Example

그의 귀국 날짜가 정해졌어요.keu ui kwi guk nal jja ga cheong hae jeo sseo yo

The date of his return home has been set.

Illustration for 귀국 (return home)

More examples

항공권을 바꿔서 귀국 날짜를 앞당겼어요.hang gong gwo neul pa kkwo seo kwi guk nal jja reul ap ttang gyeo sseo yo

I changed my plane ticket and moved up my return date.

Core concept

The journey from a foreign country back to one's own country.

Common phrases

  • 귀국 날짜kwi guk nal jja

    return date

  • 귀국 준비kwi guk chun bi

    return preparations

Similar words

귀환kwihwan: A return to a former place after being away, especially from a distant land.
입국ipkkuk: The formal act or process of entering a country from abroad.
출국chulguk: The act or process of leaving one country to travel to another.
귀향kwihyang: The act of returning to one's hometown or family home.

Definition in Korean

외국에 있다가 자기 나라로 돌아가는 상태나 행위oe gu ge it tta ga cha gi na ra ro to ra ga neun sang tae na haeng wi

Word origin

귀국 (gwiguk, "return home") is a Sino-Korean compound whose parts mean return and country, pointing to a person's return to their homeland.

Usage tips

  • English often expresses this idea with a verb phrase, while Korean uses 귀국 (gwiguk, "return home") as a noun in schedules and reports.

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