お大事に

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	事
だい Grade: 1	じ Grade: 3
on’yomi

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Etymology

From お (o, honorific marker) + 大(だい)事(じ) (daiji, “important”) + に (ni, particle for direction); shortened from expressions such as お大(だい)事(じ)になさってください (o daiji ni nasatte kudasai, “Please take care of yourself”).

Interjection

お大(だい)事(じ)に • (odaiji ni) 

1. get well soon, take care of yourself

   お体(からだ)をお大(だい)事(じ)に。

   Okarada o odaiji ni.

   Take (good) care of yourself.

Usage notes

• Normally used in the お-honorific form.

See also

• 大(だい)事(じ)に (daiji ni, “care deeply about, treat well”)

Verb

お大(だい)事(じ)にする • (odaiji ni suru) transitive suru (stem お大(だい)事(じ)にし (odaiji ni shi), past お大(だい)事(じ)にした (odaiji ni shita))

1. (rare) honorific form of 大事に