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So, here's another nuances question: what are the differences between
[返る](https://jisho.org/search/%E8%BF%94%E3%82%8B) and
[帰る](https://jisho.org/search/%E5%B8%B0%E3%82%8B)?

Apparently, they have different "secondary" meanings, but are they
interchangeable when referring to "returns"?

Feel free to also include 戻る, although some questions already tackled the [帰る
vs 戻る](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/497/what-are-the-
differences-between-%E5%B8%B0%E3%82%8B-and-%E6%88%BB%E3%82%8B) issue.
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Differences between 返る and 帰る
The difference is actually very simple. The subject of 帰る is a human or an
animal, and the destination is a place where they usually belong (home,
office, den, etc). In other words, you can think 帰る means "to get home" on its
own most of the time. On the other hand, the subject of 返る is an inanimate
object, e.g., 返事, 落とし物.
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