持ち帰り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
持	帰
も Grade: 3	かえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
持ち歸り (kyūjitai) 持帰り

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持(も)ち帰(かえ)る (mochikaeru).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もちかえり [mòchíkáérí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞t͡ɕika̠e̞ɾʲi]

Noun

持(も)ち帰(かえ)り • (mochikaeri) ^{←もちかへり (motikaferi)?}

1. takeout, takeaway

   Synonym: テークアウト (tēkuauto)

   Antonym: 店内 (tennai)