おはよう

おはよう · ohayou · JLPT N2 · expression

(abbr.) Good morning

☀️ お (polite) + 早い hayai (early) = you are up early, so good morning

Short for おはようございます, built from 早い (hayai, early). The ou ending sounds like oh, so say oh-hi-yo as the sun comes up.

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