行ってらっしゃい

Japanese

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

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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)

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 (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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