行ってらっしゃい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行
い Grade: 2

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Etymology

-te-form of 行く (iku) + 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

行ってらっしゃい (hiragana いってらっしゃい, rōmaji itterasshai)

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

See also

行 (い)って来 (き)ます, 行 (い)ってきます (itte kimasu), いってきます (itte kimasu)
ただいま (tadaima)
お帰 (かえ)りなさい (okaerinasai), お帰 (かえ)り (okaeri)

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