| Hiragana |
|---|
| こんにちは |
Pronunciation: konnichiwa
How to Say It Outloud: konnichiwa
Usage: Used as a greeting typically in the afternoon
Example Sentence Japanese:
こんにちは、お元気ですか？
こんにちは、お元気ですか？Example Sentence English:Hi, how are you?
Hi, how are you?| Hiragana |
|---|
| やあ |
Pronunciation: yaa
How to Say It Outloud: yaa
Usage: Informal and casual greeting, similar to saying 'hey' in English
Example Sentence Japanese:やあ、久しぶり！
やあ、久しぶり！Example Sentence English:Hey, long time no see!
Hey, long time no see!| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| お早うございます | おはようございます |
Pronunciation: ohayou gozaimasu
How to Say It Outloud: ohayou gozaimasu
Usage: Formal greeting used in the morning
Example Sentence Japanese:おはようございます、田中さん。
おはようございます、田中さん。Example Sentence English:Good morning, Mr. Tanaka.
Good morning, Mr. Tanaka.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 早安 | おはよう |
Pronunciation: ohayou
How to Say It Outloud: ohayou
Usage: Informal greeting used in the morning
Example Sentence Japanese:おはよう、今日もいい天気ですね。
おはよう、今日もいい天気ですね。Example Sentence English:Good morning, the weather is nice today, isn't it?
Good morning, the weather is nice today, isn't it?Dictionary
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NounNoun, used as a suffix
- fire; flame; blaze
- Fire
日ひCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- day; days
- sun; sunshine; sunlight
- (the) day; daytime; daylight
- date; deadline
- (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
- case (esp. unfortunate); event
- Hi
- Day
費ひCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun, used as a suffix- cost; expense
非ひCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- fault; error; mistake
- going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
- un-; non-; an-
灯ひCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n1
Noun- light; lamp
- Candlepower
比ひCommon word
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- ratio; proportion
- match; equal; equivalent; comparison
- compared with ...; relative to ...
- Philippines
- explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- Hi
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妃ひCommon word
Noun, used as a suffix- princess; consort
飛ひ
Noun- rook
- fly ball
碑いしぶみCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
被ひ
Prefix- indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
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