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おじゃったもんせ : ojattamonse | define meaning
ojattamonse
Definition
Expression
- An expression used to greet and welcome customers into a store, a shop, a restaurant, etc. "Welcome!", "Come in!", "Welcome, how may I help you?"
Etymology
Derived from the auxiliary verb おじゃる ojaru (considered an archaism in standard Japanese) meaning "to come, to enter, to be", and the imperative form of the honorific auxiliary たもんす tamonsu (variants include たもす tamosu and たもる tamoru).
Notes
Variant:
おじゃったもし ojattamoshi (おぢゃったもし odjattamoshi)
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | おじゃったもんせ |
| Romanization | ojattamonse |
意味：いらっしゃいませ、いらしゃいませ、いらしゃい、いらっしゃい、ようこそおいでくださいました【ようこそお出で下さいました】
Categories:
おじゃったもんせ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, May 7). おじゃったもんせ : ojattamonse | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/204/ojattamonse/.