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What is the Japanese word for "Hi"?

American English

hi

こんにちは

Japanese
Are you wondering how to say "Hi" in Japanese ? "Hi" is the equivalent to こんにちは in Japanese, and I’m pretty sure you’ve heard it many times before already. It’s also good to know, that はい means "Yes" in Japanese, as well as "No" is いいえ.
More Essentials Vocabulary in Japanese
yes-はい.svg
American EnglishYes
Japaneseはい
no-いいえ.svg
American EnglishNo
Japaneseいいえ
ok-オーケー.svg
American EnglishOk
Japaneseオーケー
thank you-ありがとうございます.svg
American EnglishThank you
Japaneseありがとうございます
bye-さようなら.svg
American EnglishBye
Japaneseさようなら
please-おねがいします.svg
American EnglishPlease
Japaneseおねがいします
I-わたし.svg
American EnglishI
Japaneseわたし
woman-じょせい.svg
American EnglishWoman
Japaneseじょせい
man-だんせい.svg
American EnglishMan
Japaneseだんせい
and-と.svg
American EnglishAnd
Japaneseと
or-または.svg
American EnglishOr
Japaneseまたは
this-これ.svg
American EnglishThis
Japaneseこれ
girl-おんなのこ.svg
American EnglishGirl
Japaneseおんなのこ
boy-おとこのこ.svg
American EnglishBoy
Japaneseおとこのこ
American EnglishI like
Japaneseすき
American EnglishI meet
Japaneseあう
toilet-トイレ.svg
American EnglishToilet
Japaneseトイレ
restaurant-レストラン.svg
American EnglishRestaurant
Japaneseレストラン
Sorry!-ごめんなさい.svg
American EnglishSorry!
Japaneseごめんなさい
Do you speak English?-えいごをはなせますか？.svg
American EnglishDo you speak English?
Japaneseえいごをはなせますか？
I need water.-みずをください.svg
American EnglishI need water.
Japaneseみずをください
closed-しまっている.svg
American EnglishClosed
Japaneseしまっている
open-あいている.svg
American EnglishOpen
Japaneseあいている
Help!-たすけて！.svg
American EnglishHelp!
Japaneseたすけて！
The bill, please!-おかんじょうをおねがいします.svg
American EnglishThe bill, please!
Japaneseおかんじょうをおねがいします
Excuse me!-すみません.svg
American EnglishExcuse me!
Japaneseすみません
How much?-いくらですか？.svg
American EnglishHow much?
Japaneseいくらですか？
Menu, please!-メニューをください.svg
American EnglishMenu, please!
Japaneseメニューをください
Example sentences
American EnglishHi, how are you?
How "Hi" is said across the globe.
Hungarianszia
Korean안녕하세요
Castilian Spanishhola
Frenchbonjour
Mandarin Chinese你好
Italianciao
Germanhallo
Russianпривет
Brazilian Portugueseoi
Hebrewהיי
Arabicمرحبا
Turkishmerhaba
Danishhej
Swedishhej
Norwegianhei
Hindiनमस्ते
Tagalogkumusta
Vietnamesexin chào
Esperantosaluton
Dutchhoi
Icelandichæ
Indonesianhai
British Englishhello
Latin-American Spanishhola
European Portugueseolá
Cantonese Chinese嗨
Thaiสวัสดี
Polishcześć
HawaiianAloha
Punjabiਨਮਸਤੇ
Māorikia ora
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