Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• 御帰りなさい

Interjection

お帰りなさい ‎(hiragana おかえりなさい, romaji 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)

Synonyms

• お帰 (かえ)り ‎(okaeri), おかえり ‎(okaeri)

See also

• ただいま ‎(tadaima)
• 行 (い)ってきます ‎(itte kimasu), いってきます ‎(itte kimasu)
• いってらっしゃい ‎(itterasshai)