# goodbye: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/goodbye
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: A1
Part of speech: interjection; noun

Katakana pronunciation: グッドバイ

## Meaning in English
Goodbye is what you say when you leave someone or end a conversation. It can also be a noun meaning the act of saying farewell.
### 日本語の意味
goodbye は、人と別れるときや会話を終えるときに言う別れのあいさつです。名詞として「別れのあいさつ」という意味にもなります。

### Examples
- 彼女は駅でさようならと言いました。
  - English: She said goodbye at the station.
- 電話を切る前に別れのあいさつをしました。
  - English: We said goodbye before hanging up.
- 長い別れのあいさつは好きではありません。
  - English: I do not like long goodbyes.

## English equivalents
- goodbye
## Japanese equivalents
- さようなら
- 別れのあいさつ
## Common patterns
- **say goodbye to + person**: farewell someone Example: I said goodbye to my teacher.
- **wave goodbye**: say goodbye with a hand movement Example: The child waved goodbye.

## More from Anaversity
- [Japanese–English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english)
- [goodbye in the English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/english/goodbye)
- [AI and agent access guide](https://anaversity.com/llms.txt)

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