然らば

Japanese

Kanji in this term
然
さ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

Originally the hypothetical -ba conjugation of classical Japanese verb 然り (sari), itself ultimately a compound of 然 (sa, “like so, in such a manner”) +‎ 有り (ari, “to be”, the classical form of modern 有る aru). Literally, “if that's the case; if it's like that; if that's the way it is”.

Usage notes

The word is most commonly written out only in hiragana as さらば.

Interjection

然(さ)らば or 然(サ)らば • (saraba) 

1. (archaic, now poetic) farewell; goodbye
   • 1996 February 20 [1988 February 15], Mitsuru Adachi, “交差点前 [In Front of the Intersection]”, in (deprecated template usage) SHORT PROGRAM(ショート・プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], 25th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 51:

     では一[万](まん)[千](せん)[円](えん)[確](たし)かに[預](あずか)った…サラバじゃ！

     De wa ichimansen-en tashika ni azukatta… Saraba ja!

     I’ll keep these 11,000 yen then… So long!

Synonyms

• さようなら (sayōnara)
• あばよ (abayo)
• バイバイ (baibai)
• では (de wa)
• じゃあ (jā)
• 失礼(しつれい)します (shitsurei shimasu)
• それでは (sore de wa)