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Which Japanese greeting do you use in the morning?

Ohayoo gozaimasu (おはようございます)

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  1. Ohayoo gozaimasu (おはようございます) ✔
  2. Konnichiwa (こんにちは)
  3. Konbanwa (こんばんは)

Why: Ohayoo gozaimasu is the polite morning hello. Konnichiwa is for the daytime, and konbanwa is for the evening. Adding gozaimasu makes the morning greeting more polite.

Huh, didn't know that: NHK lists ohayoo with gozaimasu in parentheses because friends can drop the gozaimasu.

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Answer: Ohayoo gozaimasu (おはようございます). Ohayoo gozaimasu is the polite morning hello. Konnichiwa is for the daytime, and konbanwa is for the evening. Adding gozaimasu makes the morning greeting more polite.

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 8 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/08.html
    ohayoo （gozaimasu） Daytime こんにちは konnichiwa Evening こんばんは konbanwa
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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