Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: 2
ばん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
今晚は (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んばんは [kòńbáń wáꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kõ̞mba̠ɰ̃ β̞a̠]
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Interjection

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(こん)(ばん) (konbanwa

  1. A Japanese greeting used in the evening; good evening.
    Literally: "this evening is (fair weather, etc.)".

Usage notes

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Usually written こんばんは (konbanwa).

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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