帰途

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 帰途 is read as きと and is a formal noun for the way home or a return journey.
• Basic usage: It provides the setting for something that happens while returning from a performance or business trip.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Link to the preceding activity
  • 公演の帰途 and 出張の帰途 identify what the person is returning from.
• Use as a setting
  • 帰途で marks where or when an event occurred on the way back, and 帰途、 can provide the same temporal setting.