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konnichiwa

konnichiwa interjection: good day, good afternoon; (loosely) hello.

Interjection

  1. (informal) Good day, good afternoon; (loosely) hello.
    • And konnichiwa, bitches.2004 January 21, Chappelle's Show, season 2, episode 1, spoken by Dave Chappelle

Forms of konnichiwa

alternative formkonnichi wa

Origin of konnichiwa

Borrowed from Japanese 今(こん)日(にち)は (konnichi wa).

Questions about konnichiwa

What does konnichiwa mean?
Konnichiwa means good day, good afternoon; (loosely) hello.
What part of speech is konnichiwa?
Konnichiwa is an interjection.

Words near konnichiwa in the dictionary

  1. konks out
  2. Konlian
  3. KonMari
  4. Konner
  5. konnichi wa
  6. konnichiwa
  7. Konnor
  8. konnyaku
  9. kono
  10. Konohananosakuya-hime
  11. konohiki

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