お帰りなさい
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Japanese[edit]
Japanese phrasebook
This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness. |
Kanji in this term |
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帰 |
かえ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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お歸りなさい (kyūjitai) 御帰りなさい |
Etymology[edit]
From お (o) + 帰り (kaeri) + なさい (nasai).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
お帰りなさい • (okaerinasai) ←おかへりなさい (okaferinasai)?
- welcome home (said by a person greeting another coming back home, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette)
- Synonym: お帰り (okaeri)
See also[edit]
- ただいま (tadaima)
- 行って来ます (itte kimasu)
- 行ってらっしゃい (itterasshai)