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お出でなさい (おいでなさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お出いでなさい

お

い

で

な

さ

い

Meanings

1

expression

usually written using kana alonehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)polite (teineigo)

Polite imperative form of お出でなさる, used to respectfully tell someone to come, go, or stay. Often used toward guests or superiors.

See also: お出でなさる

どうぞこちらへお

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out

Similar words

いらっしゃい
いらっしゃい is a more common and slightly less formal welcome greeting. お出でなさい can also be used as a polite imperative for coming/going/staying, while いらっしゃい is mainly a welcome.
お出いでなさる
お出でなさる is the base honorific verb meaning 'to come/go/be'. お出でなさい is its imperative form.

Etymology

Derived from the honorific verb お出でなさる, which combines お出で (honorific for coming/going/being) with なさる (honorific auxiliary). The imperative form なさい yields the polite command.

出い

で

なさい

。

Please come this way.

お出いでなさい、お茶ちゃでもいかがですか。

Please stay; how about some tea?

2

expression

polite (teineigo)

Used as a polite greeting to welcome someone, similar to いらっしゃい. Often heard when receiving guests.

See also: いらっしゃい

お出いでなさい、よくいらっしゃいました。
Welcome; thank you for coming.