🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いちゃりばちょーでー【行逢りば兄弟・行合りば兄弟】 : ichariba choodee | define meaning
ichariba choodee
Pronunciation: [ʔit͡ɕaɾibat͡ɕoːdeː]
Definition
Expression
- (Proverb) "From the moment we meet, we are like brothers and sisters"; "From the moment we meet, we become family"; "Once together, friends forever"; "Brothers (sisters) by chance"
Etymology
From いちゃりば【行逢りば・行合りば】 ichariba "if (we) meet by chance" and ちょーでー【兄弟】 choodee "siblings, brothers and sisters".
Notes
This Okinawan expression has no direct equivalent in Japanese or in English. Similar English expressions and proverbs might be "We are all connected", "No man is an island", "It takes two to tango", "Brother from another mother", "It takes a heap of living to make a house a home".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 行逢りば兄弟 行合りば兄弟 |
| Kana | いちゃりばちょーでー |
| Romanization | ichariba choodee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔit͡ɕaɾibat͡ɕoːdeː] |
意味：一度会ったら皆兄弟、一度会えたら家族のように大切にする
行逢りば兄弟
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 27). いちゃりばちょーでー【行逢りば兄弟・行合りば兄弟】 : ichariba choodee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 10, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4232/icharibachoodee/.