じゃあね
jā ne
The Japanese phrase for goodbye informally is じゃあね (jā ne).
じゃあね is a common and casual way to say goodbye among friends, classmates or close colleagues. You might also use じゃまた to say see you later in an informal setting, or またね when you expect to see the person again soon.
Which one should you use?
While さようなら is the textbook word for goodbye, it often carries a sense of finality or distance. In contrast, じゃあね is much more common for casual, everyday departures.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
じゃあね is used among friends, family or people of equal social standing. It is too casual for business or formal settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle ね at the end of じゃあね adds a friendly, softening tone to the parting.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is [jā ne].
Did you know?
- When leaving a workplace, Japanese employees rarely use じゃあね and instead use お先に失礼します, which literally means 'I am being rude by leaving before you'.
- Depending on the region, some people use バイバイ, a loanword from the English 'bye-bye', which is considered even more casual or 'cute' than じゃあね.
- The phrase じゃあね is actually a contraction of the longer phrase では、またね, which essentially means 'Well, then, see you again'.
Examples in context
- じゃあね。jaa ne.Goodbye.
- また明日、じゃあね。mata ashita, jaa ne.See you tomorrow, bye.
- そろそろ行くね。じゃあね！sorosoro iku ne. jaa ne!I'm leaving now. Bye!
Example conversation
Misaki and Ren are leaving a cafe after hanging out.
- 美咲 Misaki今日は楽しかったよ。kyou wa tanoshikatta yo.I had a fun time today.
- 蓮 Renうん、僕も。じゃあね。un, boku mo. jaa ne.Yeah, me too. Bye.
- 美咲 Misakiまた連絡するね！mata renraku suru ne!I'll contact you again!
- 蓮 Renうん、待ってるね。un, matteru ne.Yeah, I'll be waiting.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry じゃあね, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
