Japanese word
さようなら
sayōnarasay sah-YOH-nah-rah
goodbye
How to remember it
Pixa lets out a big SIGH ON A RAFT drifting down the river, waving goodbye to her friends on the shore.
さようなら sounds like sigh on a raft.
Example
みなさん、さようなら。
Goodbye, everyone.
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