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Definition: Sayonara |
SayonaraNoun1. A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Slang | Interjection. Source: Sayo(o)nara in Japanese means Goodbye. Definition: Somebody is about to suffer injury. Context: When talking to an opponent . Social Source: Mitsunagi Coasties. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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The movie was adapted by Paul Osborn from the novel by James Michener. It was directed by Joshua Logan.
It won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Red Buttons), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Miyoshi Umeki), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Sound. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
Sayonara is Japanese for 'goodbye'. The hiragana spelling is sayounara.
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Synonyms: SayonaraSynonyms: adieu (n), adios (n), arrivederci (n), au revoir (n), auf wiedersehen (n), bye (n), bye-bye (n), cheerio (n), good day (n), goodby (n), good-by (n), goodbye (n), good-bye (n), so long (n). (additional references) |
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Departure | Leave taking, valediction, adieu, farewell, goodbye, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, dosvidanya, ciao, aloha, hasta la vista; stirrup cup; valedictorian. |
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Movie/TV Titles | Sayonara PC (1972) Shojo-yo sayonara (1933) Sayonara ozu sensei (2001) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Sayonara.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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sayonara | 54 |
sayonara movie | 4 |
actress sayonara | 4 |
jackes sayonara | 3 |
lyrics sayonara | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "sayonara"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 帰国セール (sale of one's belongings before returning to one's country, sayonara sale). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | き"くセール (sale of one's belongings before returning to one's country, sayonara sale). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ayonarasay ลาก่อน (คำทับศัพท์ าษาญี่ปุ่น). (various references) | ||||||||||
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Words beginning with "sayonara": sayonaras. (additional references) | |
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"Sayonara" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ayamara, Kaynarca, saionara, Samosata, Saponaria, Satyendra, Saxonica, sayanara, sayonnara, sayonora, syonara. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-n-o-r-s-y" | |
-2 letters: rayons. | |
-3 letters: anoas, arson, asana, rayas, rayon, roans, saran, sonar, yarns. | |
-4 letters: anas, anoa, ansa, naos, nary, nays, nosy, oars, osar, raya, rays, roan, rosy, ryas, soar, sora, sorn, soya, yarn. | |
-5 letters: aas, ana, any, ars, ays, nay, nor, nos, oar, ons, ora, ors, ran, ras, ray, rya, say, son, soy, syn, yar, yon. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-n-o-r-s-y" | |
+1 letter: sayonaras. | |
+4 letters: alcyonarians. | |
+5 letters: paralyzations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 79 6F 6E 61 72 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- -.--. --- -. .- .-. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01111001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01110010 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a y o n a r a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 0079 006F 006E 0061 0072 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5367918180678467 |
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