EntryCommon
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

    to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

    ミツバチは、においのサンプルを巣に持ち帰ることによって食糧のありかを伝える。
    Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.

Also written 持帰る【もちかえる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hold, have

Kun
も.つ-も.ちも.てる
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
119 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

もちもつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.8The Kanji Dictionary
5404.1Four corner code
1348deroo
6301Unicode hex code
1-27-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1903Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2151New Nelson (John Haig)
374New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
447Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
660Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
712Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
184A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
801Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
50Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12019Morohashi
294A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
451Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
458Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231sakade
178Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
310henshall3
328Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
94crowley
142Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
667Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

Kun
かえ.るかえ.すおく.るとつ.ぐ
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
504 of 2500
Radical
turban
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-8, 1-1-9SKIP code
2f8.8The Kanji Dictionary
2702.7Four corner code
1244deroo
5e30Unicode hex code
1-21-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1582Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1564New Nelson (John Haig)
130New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
98Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
113Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1230Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1316Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
454A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1018Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
263Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8930Morohashi
96A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
317Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
317Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
182sakade
163Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
106henshall3
191Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
265crowley
134Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
562Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1238Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gui1Pinyin reading
gwi, gweKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level