帰還

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 帰還 is read as きかん and is a verbal noun for returning to a starting point or proper home base.
• Basic usage: It is used for an expedition team returning from a long journey or a spacecraft returning to Earth.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Source with から
  • 長い旅から帰還する uses から for the journey or point from which the team returns.
• Destination with への
  • 地球への帰還 uses への to mark Earth as the destination and forms a noun phrase.