帰かえりなんいざ

expression

let's go home; let's return

Archaic poetic expression meaning 'let's go back home'. Known from classical Japanese poetry and literature; not used in modern everyday speech. Compare 帰去来.

See also: 帰去来

• 「帰かえりなんいざ」は、古ふるい和わ歌かや漢かん詩しの影えい響きょうを受うけた雅が語ご的てきな言いい回まわしである。

  '帰りなんいざ' is an elegant, classical expression influenced by old waka and Chinese poetry.