noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. returning home to one's parents (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. temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant).
  4. coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
里帰り さとがえり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
homecoming, arrive at, lead to
かえ.る キ おく.る (2nd, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
broom
ソウ シュウ ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)