Vocabulary

What does さようなら (sayounara) mean?

さようなら means goodbye.

Quick facts
Readingさようなら
Romajisayounara
Part of speechinterjection
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
さようなら
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsayounara

goodbye

  1. 1interjection farewell; adieu; goodbye

Example sentences

  • Goodbye, see you tomorrow.

  • Goodbye, let's meet again next week.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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