お大事に

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 事
だい
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From お (o, “honorific marker”) +‎ 大事 (daiji, “important”) +‎ に (ni, “particle for direction”); shortened from expressions such as お大事になさってください (o daiji ni nasatte kudasai, "Please take care of yourself").

Interjection

お大事に (hiragana おだいじに, rōmaji odaiji ni)

  1. get well soon, take care of yourself
    お体 (からだ)をお大事 (だいじ)に。
    Okarada o odaiji ni.
    Take (good) care of yourself.

Usage notes
  • Normally used in the お-honorific form.

See also

Verb

お大事にする (transitive, hiragana おだいじにする, rōmaji odaiji ni suru)

  1. (rare) honorific form of 大事に
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