Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
せい
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
歸省 (kyūjitai)

Noun

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()(せい) (kisei

  1. homecoming, going back to one's hometown

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Verb

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()(せい)する (kisei suruintransitive suru (stem ()(せい) (kisei shi), past ()(せい)した (kisei shita))

  1. return to one's hometown
    • 1938, Tōson Shimazaki, 新生:
      (きょう)()(ほう)にある(ろう)祖母(ばあ)さんの()(きょ)()いて(いち)()()(せい)したことがある。
      Kyōri no hō ni aru rō-bāsan no shikyo o kiite ichido kisei shita koto ga aru.
      He'd gone home once after learning of the death of an elderly grandmother.

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