行ってらっしゃい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行
い
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
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.

Etymology

Conjunctive form of 行く (iku, “to go”) + shortened form of いらっしゃい (irasshai, “imperative form of いらっしゃる (irassharu)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [it̚te̞ɾa̠ɕːa̠i]

Interjection

行(い)ってらっしゃい • (itterasshai) 

  1. see you later (said by a person staying, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, come back)

See also

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