| Word form | kaeru (2) |
| Original script | 返る (”return”)・帰る (”return, go home”) |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | “return”, “go home”. Usually with a compound verb that indicates the direction: kaette iku when away from interlocutor, and kaette kuru when towards interlocutor. |
| Grammatical info | consonantic verb |
| Comments on word | accent on first mora |
| Analyzability | semi-analyzable |
| Gloss | kae-ru return-INTR |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 万葉集 (after 8th century) |
| Register | General |