Japanese word

見送り

Pronunciation

Romajimiokuri

Meaning

  • nounseeing someone off

Example

空港で家族の見送りをしました。kū kō de ka zoku no mi oku ri o shi ma shi ta

I saw my family off at the airport.

Illustration for 見送り (seeing someone off)

More examples

朝早く、祖父の見送りに家族が集まりました。asa haya ku so fu no mi oku ri ni ka zoku ga atsu ma ri ma shi ta

Early in the morning, the family gathered to see Grandpa off.

Core concept

Describes accompanying a departing person until the moment of leaving as a gesture of farewell or support.

Common phrases

  • 見送りに行くmi oku ri ni i ku

    go to see someone off

  • 見送りに出るmi oku ri ni de ru

    go out to see someone off

  • 見送りをするmi oku ri o su ru

    see someone off

Similar words

お見送りomiokuri: The polite form used for accompanying a departing person to the exit or point of departure.

Definition in Japanese

出発する人に付き添い、別れのあいさつをすること。shup patsu su ru hito ni tsu ki so i waka re no a i sa tsu o su ru ko to

Word origin

見送り (miokuri) comes from 見送る (miokuru), which joins 見 (mi, "see") with 送る (okuru, "send") and becomes a noun through its verb stem.

Usage tips

  • In customer service, お見送り (omiokuri) can describe staff escorting a guest to the exit, so the word is not limited to family farewells.

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