お帰りなさい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かえ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
お歸りなさい (kyūjitai)
御帰りなさい

Etymology

From (o) + 帰り (kaeri) + なさい (nasai).

Pronunciation

Interjection

A grid showing Japanese phrases in romaji and hiragana along with English translations for arriving or departing (e.g., a home). Includes both statements by the person coming or going and response from others in the home.

(かえ)りなさい (okaerinasaiおかへりなさい (okaferinasai)?

  1. 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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN