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VocabJLPT N3

I'm home!

AdverbNoun

Also written as 只今

Definitions

1. I'm home!
2. I'm back!
3. now
4. just now

This is the expression you say when you return home, roughly meaning "I'm home" or "I'm back." It is a deeply ingrained social custom in Japan, and the expected response from those inside is "おかえり."

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I turned the key in the lock and murmured, "I'm home."

Sentence 2

Back from the trip, I stood in front of the house and smiled — "I'm home!"

Sentence 3

I shouted "I'm home!" and my little brother laughed and said "keep it down."

Sentence 4

I got back from work and called out, "I'm home."

Sentence 5

I kicked off my shoes in the entryway and said, "I'm home."