里帰り

さとがえり

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad)

Common word Also written 里帰、里がえり

Meanings

  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive

    returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay)
  2. bride's first visit to her parents after getting married
  3. coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad)
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
  1. temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)Archaic