おはようございます
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Japanese[edit]
| Alternative spellings |
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| 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[edit]
Phrase consisting of おはよう (ohayō, “early”, formal, adverbial) + ございます (gozaimasu, “it is”, formal).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) おはよーございます [òháyóó gózáímáꜜs
ù] (Nakadaka – [8])[2] - IPA(key): [o̞ha̠jo̞ː ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥ᵝ]
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Interjection[edit]
おはようございます • (ohayō gozaimasu) ←おはやうございます (ofayaugozaimasu)?
Usage notes[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN