I Love Kanji帰す (kaesu)
帰す (かえす, kaesu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かえす
- Romaji
- kaesu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
けがを治療してもらったトラは、村人たちの手で無事、保護区に帰された。
The tiger, having had its wounds treated, was returned by the villagers to the animal sanctuary without incident.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 帰す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 帰す | かえす kaesu |
| Polite (~masu) | 帰します | かえします kaeshimasu |
| Negative | 帰さない | かえさない kaesanai |
| Polite negative | 帰しません | かえしません kaeshimasen |
| Past | 帰した | かえした kaeshita |
| Polite past | 帰しました | かえしました kaeshimashita |
| Negative past | 帰さなかった | かえさなかった kaesanakatta |
| Te-form | 帰して | かえして kaeshite |
| Potential | 帰せる | かえせる kaeseru |
| Passive | 帰される | かえされる kaesareru |
| Causative | 帰させる | かえさせる kaesaseru |
| Volitional | 帰そう | かえそう kaesou |
| Imperative | 帰せ | かえせ kaese |
| Conditional (~ba) | 帰せば | かえせば kaeseba |
Kanji in 帰す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 帰す.
帰るかえるto return帰りかえりreturn帰宅きたくreturning homeお帰りおかえりreturn日帰りひがえりday trip帰京ききょうreturning (home) to Tokyo
Source: JMdict entry 1221240 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.