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お帰りなさい (おかえりなさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お帰かえりなさい

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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interjection

welcome home; welcome back

A fixed polite greeting said to someone who has just returned home. Often shortened to おかえり in casual speech.

「ただいま」「お帰かえりなさい」
"I'm home!" "Welcome home."
お帰かえりなさい、旅りょ行こうはどうでしたか。
Welcome back! How was your trip?

Kanji

帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to

Similar words

おかえり
Casual shortening of お帰りなさい, used among family and close friends.
ただいま
The standard phrase said by the person returning home, to which お帰りなさい is the response.

Etymology

From the honorific prefix お + the 連用形 (continuative form) of 帰る (to return) + the polite imperative なさい (from なさる). Literally 'please return', now a fixed greeting.