Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

konnichiwa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: kon-nichi-wa
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Good day, good afternoon; (loosely) hello.

Informal

Example Sentences

"And konnichiwa, bitches."

Etymology

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

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

konnichi wa (alternative)

Questions

What does konnichiwa mean?: Good day, good afternoon; (loosely) hello.
Where does konnichiwa come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 今(こん)日(にち)は (konnichi wa).

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