おはようございます

Japanese

Alternative spellings
お早うございます お早う御座います 御早う御座います

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Etymology

Phrase consisting of おはよう (ohayō, “early”, formal, adverbial) + ございます (gozaimasu, “it is”, formal).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おはよーございま​す [òháyóó gózáímáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [8])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ha̠jo̞ː ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥ᵝ]

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Interjection

おはようございます • (ohayō gozaimasu) ^{←おはやうございます (ofayaugozaimasu)?}

1. good morning

Usage notes

In more casual speech, may be shortened to just おはよう (ohayō).

Also spelled in kanji various ways. Generally, the more kanji used, the more formal the written form. The following lists alternative forms in rough order from casual to formal.

Derived terms

• 押忍(おっす) (ossu), 押(お)っ忍(す) (ossu)