帰 go back home

刀 (sword) + (snout) + (swordswallower)
★★★★★
10 strokes

Onyomi

KI

When you go home you need the KEY to get in.

Mnemonic

I know the right-bottom radical is 'sword-swallower', but let's just pretend it's plain old 'dagger' instead.

thus:

I got my sword pointed at your ugly snout, and my dagger pointed at your ugly hat, you need to get your ass home before I kill you!!!

Punk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kunyomi

( に or へ ) かえ*る go home
★★★★★

Jukugo

帰宅(きたく) する

go home. (a little formal) ★☆☆☆☆ F
帰 (go back home) + 宅 (residence) = 帰宅 (go home. (a little formal))

帰国(きこく) に or へ

return to one's home country. ★☆☆☆☆
帰 (go back home) + 国 (country) = 帰国 (return to one's home country.)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
掃 sweep HAND 手
帰 go back home SWORD 刀
侵 perpetrate PERSON 人
浸 immerse WATER 水

You use your HANDS to clean,

but use your SWORD to go home

(since there are zombies in your driveway, duh).

A PERSON perpetrates a crime by immersing a wicked witch in WATER. That might have been cool in the '40s but now it's a hate-crime.

Synonyms

go home
帰る    帰宅