帰り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 帰り is read as かえり and means the way home or a return journey.
• Basic usage: It can mark a stop made on the way home from school or modify the train used for the return trip.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Stopping somewhere on the way back
  • 学校の帰り means the journey home after leaving school. Example: 学校の帰りに図書館へ寄った。
• Transport for the return trip
  • 帰りの電車 means the train taken on the way back. Example: 帰りの電車は思ったより空いていた。