Today I would like to present greetings in Japanese. I think you guys have heard the word “Hello” in Japanese so many times . Japanese people use greetings similar to greetings in English. 

Let’s start with a Basic Japanese  greeting. 

• おはようございます (Ohayo gozaimasu) Good morning
• こんにちは (Konnichiwa) Good Afternoon
• こんばんは (Kombanwa) Good Evening
• おやすみ（なさい）(Oyasumi (nasai) Good Night
• はじめまして、(Hajimemashite. Nice to meet you

What is the Japanese greeting?

おはようございます 

(Ohayo gozaimasu)

Meaning : Good morning

Importance point : 「おはようございます」(Ohayo (gozaimasu) is a good morning sentence. “Good morning,” which is used to speak to adults or seniors  or to speak politely. If used with close friends or family members We’ll talk shortly just 「おはよう」(Ohayo).

Did you know ? 

Usually thought to be the same word but abbreviated. “If you wake up early It’s good for your health”, “It’s morning already”, or “Come early, please bother” something more. Using 「おはよう」(Ohayo) can be used with family, close friends, not with adults. or people who are not at all close

こんにちは 

(Konnichiwa)

Meaning: Good Afternoon

Importance point : 「こんにちは」(Konnichiwa) is a word used for good afternoon ,Japanese greetings tend to have slightly different accents.When You write in hiragana こんにちは “は” is normally pronounce “Ha” But in this case you have to pronounce “Wa”

こんばんは 

(Kombanwa)

Meaning : Good Evening

Importance point : 「こんばんは」 (Kombanwa) is an evening greeting. The pronunciation, as far as we can understand, is similar to the one above, “konbanwa”, descending in a low tone.

おやすみ（なさい） 

(Oyasumi (nasai)

Meaning : Good Night

Importance point : 「おやすみなさい」 (Oyasuminasai) is a good night greeting. used to say before going to bed “Good night”

For your close friend You can say it as short as 「おやすみ」(Oyasumi), depending on the level of relationship between the speaker and the person speaking.

What is the difference between “Ohayo” and “Konnichiwa” and “Kombanwa”

Ohayou or Ohayo gozaimasu  is when you say “good morning” to someone (ohayou gozaimasu is the most polite way to say it). Konnichiwa can be a “Hi” or “Good afternoon”! Can say both seniors or your friends. Konnichiwa is Good evening 

You can refer the time what and when you would say :

• Before 11:00 AM, use 「おはようございます」(Ohayo (gozaimasu)).
• Between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., use 「こんにちは」(Konnichiwa).
• From 5:00 p.m., use 「こんばんは」(Kombanwa).

How to greet someone in Japanese for the first time

はじめまして、わたしは（Name)です。よろしくお願いします

(่Hajimemashite. Watashi wa [Name] desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.)

Meaning : Nice to meet you 、My name is…. 

How to use : 

first meeting. It is used as a combination of sentences that 「はじめまして、わたしは（Name)です。よろしくお願いします。(Hajimemashite, Watashi wa （your name） desu)　Yoroshiku onegai shimasu., so if you want to use it as an introduction, you’ll need one set of functions.