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帰 = 刀 + 帚

帰 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “homecoming”. It is built from 刀 (sword) and 帚 (feather duster). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1316.

Keyword
homecoming
RTK frame
1316
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かえ.る, かえ.す, おく.る, とつ.ぐ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
возвращение домой
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
帰 return

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 刀 sword
  2. 帚 feather duster

How to find 帰 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sword” + “feather duster”. 帰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 帰 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.