Japanese Hiragana and Greetings

Question 1

What does Konichiwa mean and what time of the day is it used?

Answer 1

Hello- Can be used any time of the day but normally in the late morning.

Question 2

What does Ohayou mean and what time of the day is it used?

Answer 2

Informal good morning.

Question 3

What does Ohayou gozaimasu mean and what time of the day is it used?

Answer 3

Formal good morning.

Question 4

What does Kobanwa mean and what time of the day is it used?

Answer 4

Good evening.

Question 5

What does Oyasumi mean and what time of the day is it used?

Answer 5

Informal goodnight.

Question 6

What does Oyasumi Nasai mean and what time of the day is it used?

Answer 6

Formal goodnight.

Question 7

What does Hajimemashite mean?

Answer 7

How are you? - Shouldn’t be answered.

Question 8

What does ‘wa’ change into when writing in Hirigana for words like Konichiwa and Konbanwa?

Answer 8

‘Ha’, in Hiragana these words are spelt Ko n ni chi ha and ko n ba n ha.

Question 9

What do you do when there is a long vowel sound in a word? E.g. Obasan

Answer 9

You add the vowel sound that is long. E.g. O ba a sa n

Question 10

What do you do when there is a double consonant in a word? E.g. Nattou

Answer 10

You put a small ‘tsu’ where the consonant would be. E.g. Na small ‘tsu’ to u

Question 11

How would you write ‘Rya’ in hiragana?

Answer 11

Ri ya

Question 12

How would you write ‘Ryu’ in hiragana?

Answer 12

Ri yu

Question 13

How would you write ‘Ryo’ in hiragana?

Answer 13

Ri yo

Question 14

Write ‘ichi’:

Question 15

Write ‘ni’:

Question 16

Write ‘san’:

Question 17

Write ‘shi’:

Question 18

Write ‘go’:

Question 19

Write ‘roku’:

Question 20

Write ‘nana’:

Question 21

Write ‘hachi’:

Question 22

Write ‘que’:

Question 23

Write ‘ju’: