Japanese Greeting Picker
Pick a practical Japanese greeting for morning, daytime, evening, or night.
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Choose a Japanese greeting
Japanese greetings change with the time and the moment. Choose when you are speaking and whether you are arriving or leaving.
The picker uses phrases from the Japanese app's vetted phrase catalog and shows the original script with its romaji reading.
Context matters. またね is casual, while おはようございます is polite.
Japanese greeting questions
How do you say hello in Japanese?
こんにちは (konnichiwa) is a common daytime greeting.
What is the Japanese greeting for morning?
おはようございます (ohayou-gozaimasu) is the polite morning greeting shown here.
What should I say at night?
こんばんは (konban-wa) greets someone in the evening. おやすみなさい (oyasumi-nasai) means good night when leaving or going to sleep.