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JLPT N5 · Greetings & phrases

おはよう

good morning (casual)

Stroke order of おはよう

4 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

お · 3 strokesは · 3 strokesよ · 2 strokesう · 2 strokes

Memory trick

OH-HI-yo — say 'oh, hi, yo!' to someone waking up

Parts: Casual morning greeting to friends and family

The characters in おはよう

  • お お — o (3 strokes)
  • は は — ha (3 strokes)
  • よ よ — yo (2 strokes)
  • う う — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

おはよう、よく寝た？

おはよう、よくねた？

Morning, did you sleep well?

More words: Greetings & phrases

こんにちはhello; good afternoonこんばんはgood eveningおはようございますgood morning (polite)さようならgoodbyeおやすみなさいgood nightありがとうthank youありがとうございますthank you (polite)どうもthanks; hiすみませんexcuse me; sorryごめんなさいI'm sorryいただきますlet's eat (before meals)ごちそうさまでしたthanks for the mealはじめましてnice to meet youどうぞよろしくpleased to meet youおねがいしますplease (requesting)

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