The Meaning of “Ohayo (Gozaimasu)” in Japanese (Greetings) Ohayo gozaimasu (おはようございます) is a formal Japanese greeting meaning “Good morning“ The first word “ohayo” is derived from the adjective for “early” which is “hayai” (早い) and the last word “gozaimasu” (ございます) is commonly used to add politeness
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How to Say “Good Morning” in Japanese + 9 Other Greetings The first way to say good morning is ohayō おはよう (pronounced a lot like the state Ohio) This is the casual form, which you'd mainly use with close friends and family members The second way to say good morning in Japanese is ohayō gozaimasu おはようございます This is a more formal version
「おはようございます」は何時まで使える？漢字や由来、方言など 「おはようございます」という言葉は、「御早いお着きでございます（Ohayai otsuki de gozaimasu）」「御早くからご苦労様でございます（Ohayaku kara gokurou samade gozaimasu）」（どちらも、早くからご苦労様です、と労う意味）から変化しました。