毎度

• Reading: まいど
• Romaji: maido
• Kanji breakdown: 毎 (mai) — every, each; 度 (do) — time, degree, occasion
• Pronunciation: /ma.i.do/

Meaning

Each time; every time; always. Also used as a greeting meaning 'thank you for your continued patronage.'

An adverb/noun meaning 'every time.' Famously used as a shopkeeper's greeting in Kansai dialect: 毎度！ (short for 毎度ありがとうございます, thank you as always). In standard Japanese, used more formally: 毎度ご利用ありがとうございます. Also expresses frustration about recurring situations: 毎度のことだ (same thing every time).

Examples

1. 毎度のことながら、彼は会議に遅刻してきた。 As always, he came late to the meeting.
2. 毎度ご利用いただきありがとうございます。 Thank you for your continued patronage.
3. あの店に行くと毎度同じメニューを頼んでしまう。 Every time I go to that restaurant, I end up ordering the same thing.

Usage Guide

Context: business, shopping, daily life

Tone: polite

Origin & History

From Sino-Japanese 毎 (mai, every) + 度 (do, time/occasion). Literally 'every occasion.' The Kansai greeting usage developed from merchant culture in Osaka.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal