持もち帰かえり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

takeout; takeaway; to-go

Refers to food or drink purchased at a restaurant or shop to be consumed elsewhere. Often used in compounds like 持ち帰り用 or 持ち帰り可能.

この店みせは持もち帰

かえ

り

が

でき

ます

か

。

Can I get takeout at this shop?

持もち帰かえり用ようのコーヒーを注ちゅう文もんした。

I ordered a coffee to go.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を持もち帰かえりにするto have something to go / get it as takeout
このハンバーガーを持もち帰かえりにしてください。
Please make this hamburger a to-go order.
持もち帰かえりで注ちゅう文もんするto place an order for takeout
電でん話わで持もち帰かえりで注ちゅう文もんした。
I placed a takeout order over the phone.
持もち帰かえりは可か能のうですかasking whether takeout is available
すみません、持もち帰かえりは可か能のうですか。
Excuse me, is takeout possible here?

Kanji

持hold, have
帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to

Related words

テイクアウト
持ち帰り and テイクアウト both mean food to go, but テイクアウト is a casual, modern loanword while 持ち帰り sounds slightly more formal or is used in official signage.

Opposites

イートイン
持ち帰り means taking food away to eat elsewhere, while イートイン means eating on the premises of the shop.

Politeness

お持もち帰かえりpolite 丁寧語
お持ち帰り is the polite, staff-used version of 持ち帰り, typically heard when an employee asks a customer about their order.

Word family

お持もち帰かえり
one-night stand; taking someone home from a bar/club · takeout; takeaway; to-go
持もち帰かえり残ざん業ぎょう
at-home overtime; work brought home

Written forms

持もち帰かえりUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
持もち帰かえり
Less common variant without okurigana; still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 持ち (continuative form of 持つ 'to hold, carry') + 帰り (continuative form of 帰る 'to return home'), literally 'carry home'. The meaning 'takeout' developed from the action of taking food home.