JLPT N5 grammar · Core Particles & Actions

[Place] に/へ 行いきます/来きます/かえります: meaning, usage and examples

[Place] に/へ 行いきます/来きます/かえります means: go/come/return to [Place] (に/へ mark destination).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 6時じですから、家うちにかえります。

   I'm going home, it's 6 o'clock.

2. 友達ともだちがアメリカから来きます。

   My friend will come from America.

3. 来週らいしゅう、京都きょうとへ行いきます。

   I’m going to Kyoto next week.

4. 夏休なつやすみに国くにへ帰かえります。

   I’m going back to my country for the summer vacation.

When to use it

Use to express movement toward a destination. に is more precise; へ emphasizes direction.

Nuance

に and へ are largely interchangeable here, but へ sounds slightly more literary or formal.

Compare

に (destination) vs. で (action location): 学校がっこうに行いく (go to school) vs. 学校がっこうで勉強べんきょうする (study at school).

Tip: 来きます (come) implies the speaker is at or near the destination. 行いきます (go) implies the speaker is leaving.

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