ただいま
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Short of 只今、帰りました (tadaima, kaerimashita, “I'm back right now”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
Interjection edit
- ただ今, 只今: hello; here I am; I'm home (said by a person coming back home, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette)
See also edit
- お帰りなさい (okaerinasai), お帰り (okaeri)
- 行ってきます (itte kimasu), いってきます (itte kimasu)
- 行ってらっしゃい (itterasshai), いってらっしゃい (itterasshai)