いってらっしゃい

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 行ってらっしゃい、気をつけてね。▶ —
   See you later, take care.
2. お父さん、行ってらっしゃい。▶ —
   Dad, see you later.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Itte-irasshai (行ってらっしゃい) is the set phrase used at Japanese homes to send off a leaving family member — itte (go, -te form) + irasshai (imperative of irassharu, the polite go / come / be). Literally "go (and come back)" — the Japanese iku + kuru direction pair embeds the assumption of return. Paired with itte-kimasu (行ってきます, "I'm going and will return," the leaver's side). Four-phase set: leaving — itte-kimasu ↔ itte-irasshai; returning — tadaima (I'm home) ↔ okaeri nasai (welcome back). A core Japanese family ritual — repeated each morning / evening, building family bonds. Korean "jal danyeo-oseyo / danyeo-ogess-eumnida / danyeo-wass-eumnida / danyeo-osyeoss-eoyo" mirrors the four phases — a shared East Asian directional-greeting cluster.

Quick check

1. Etymology of itte-irasshai?

   • Itte (go) + irasshai (please come) = "go and come back"
   • Single word, no analysis
   • Iku + meal sense
   • Iku + plain goodbye