English–Japanese

“hello” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoもしもし (moshimoshi) · ハロー (harō)

Romajikonnichiwa

友だちにこんにちはと声をかけます。tomo da chi ni ko n ni chi wa to koe o ka ke ma su

I say hello to my friend.

“Hello” in Japanese is こんにちは (konnichiwa).

Marks a polite and familiar acknowledgment of another person at a daytime meeting.

公園で友達にこんにちはと言います。kō en de tomo dachi ni ko n ni chi wa to i i ma su

I say hello to my friend at the park.

オンライン授業が始まると、こんにちはと画面に入力します。o n ra i n ju gyō ga haji ma ru to ko n ni chi wa to ga men ni nyū ryoku shi ma su

When the online class starts, I type hello on the screen.

English learners often hear こんにちは (konnichiwa) in anime, but it is also a normal daytime greeting in everyday conversation.

moshimoshi

interjectionhello

電話に出てもしもしと言います。den wa ni de te mo shi mo shi to i i ma su

I answer the phone and say hello.

harō

interjectionhello

笑顔でハローと言います。e gao de ha rō to i i ma su

I say hello with a smile.