おはよう

ohayou

good morning

おはようございます

Good morning.

informal

A casual greeting used in the morning to say 'good morning'

おはよう！今日も頑張ろう

Good morning! Let's do our best today.

This is a casual form of greeting, often used among friends and family. The more formal version is 'おはようございます'.

Collocations

おはようございますGood morning (formal)おはようGood morning (casual)

Good morning (formal)

Use 'おはよう' with friends and family, and 'おはようございます' in more formal settings.

Use 'おはよう' only in the morning, typically before 10 AM.

Derived from 'お早う' (ohayou), which is a polite form of '早い' (hayai, meaning 'early').

This greeting is typically used until around 10 AM. After that, 'こんにちは' (good afternoon) is more appropriate.

お

polite prefix

prefix

早う

early

root

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