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JLPT N5 · Polite set phrases

おかえりなさい

welcome home

Stroke order of おかえりなさい

7 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

お · 3 strokesか · 3 strokesえ · 2 strokesり · 2 strokesな · 4 strokesさ · 3 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

OKAERI — 'oh, kayak, ready': welcome home, your kayak is ready

Parts: Reply to ただいま; often shortened to おかえり

The characters in おかえりなさい

  • お お — o (3 strokes)
  • か か — ka (3 strokes)
  • え え — e (2 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)
  • な な — na (4 strokes)
  • さ さ — sa (3 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

おかえりなさい、お疲れ様。

おかえりなさい、おつかれさま。

Welcome home, you must be tired.

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