今日は
Japanese edit
Japanese phrasebook
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今 | 日 |
こん Grade: 2 |
にち Grade: 1 |
goon |
Etymology edit
From 今日 (konnichi, “this day, today”) + は (wa, topic particle); shortened from expressions like the following:
- 今日は御機嫌いかがですか
- konnichi wa go-kigen ikaga desu ka
- How are you doing today?
- 今日は良い天気ですね
- konnichi wa yoi tenki desu ne
- It's fine weather today, isn't it?
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
今日は • (konnichi wa)
- good day, good afternoon: a Japanese greeting used in the daytime
Coordinate terms edit
- おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu): good morning
- 今晩は (konban wa): good evening
- お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai): good night (said when parting company)
References edit
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.