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JLPT N5 · Greetings & phrases

おはようございます

good morning (polite)

Stroke order of おはようございます

9 characters, 26 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

お · 3 strokesは · 3 strokesよ · 2 strokesう · 2 strokesご · 4 strokesざ · 5 strokesい · 2 strokesま · 3 strokesす · 2 strokes

Memory trick

OHAYO go-zai-mas — 'oh hi yo, go size mass' of greetings, polite morning

Parts: Polite morning greeting; use with coworkers and strangers

The characters in おはようございます

  • お お — o (3 strokes)
  • は は — ha (3 strokes)
  • よ よ — yo (2 strokes)
  • う う — u (2 strokes)
  • ご ご — go (4 strokes)
  • ざ ざ — za (5 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • す す — su (2 strokes)

Example sentence

先生、おはようございます。

せんせい、おはようございます。

Good morning, teacher.

More words: Greetings & phrases

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