お帰りなさい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かえ(りなさい)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

+ 帰り + なさい

Alternative forms

  • 御帰りなさい

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ka̠e̞ɾʲina̠sa̠i]

Interjection

お帰りなさい (hiragana おかえりなさい, rōmaji okaerinasai, historical hiragana おかへりなさい)

  1. welcome home (said by a person greeting another coming back home, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette)

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