Articles by "greetings"

eshaku
Japanese people do not bow so often! Instead, we do eshaku.
Bowing is one of the most typical Japanese behaviors.(I do not mention bowings in sports activities…
  • Social Concepts
parting couple
Otsukaresama and derivations so versatile but can be rude.
What do you think is the most frequently used greeting in Japan? In my opinion, it is otsukaresama…
  • Japanese Language
family
Konbanwa is not used often. Maybe least frequent among greetings.
Konbanwa（こんばんは） is a Japanese greeting word used in the evening and at night. Although many …
  • Japanese Language
greetings
kon’nichiwa is not common among friends. Do you know a rule?
Kon'nichiwa (こんにちは) is a very well-known Japanese greeting. Maybe it is the first word non-Jap…
  • Japanese Language
parting couple
( Too many ) Japanese phrases meaning good-bye casual to polite
While making this post, I was surprised at how many good-bye phrases I use. Followings are just a f…
  • Japanese Language
“Nice to meet you” in Japanese
I think most useful and common Japanese phrase meaning "nice to meet you" is Hajimemashite. ...
  • Japanese Language
“Good morning” in Japanese
Most common Japanese for "good morning" is "ohayou". ...
  • Japanese Language