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さよなら (Sayonara) is a Japanese interjection meaning “goodbye, so long, farewell, saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor)”.

Meanings

  1. interjectiongoodbye; so long; farewell
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsaying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; parting with
  3. prenominalfarewell (performance, party, etc.); final; last; game-winning (e.g. hit)

Examples

  • Goodbye, take it easy.

  • She bade me good-by.

  • He said good-bye for good.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).