Illustration: A sleepy child in pajamas enters the kitchen of a Japanese apartment, raising one hand toward an older sibling already setting out breakfast. The sibling turns and returns the greeting with an open smile and a small wave.

JLPT N5interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

おはよう

ohayou

good morning

Some workplaces use it as a greeting at any time of day. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. おはよう。ご飯はんをよそっても良よいかしら？

    Morning. Shall I dish up?

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  2. 皆みなさんおはよう。

    Good morning, everybody.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. やぁ、トム。おはよう。

    Hello, Tom. Good morning.

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