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Simple Japanese PhrasesKonbanwa.Good evening.
Notes There is a rule for writing hiragana "wa"
and "ha." When "wa" is used as a particle, it is written in
hiragana as "ha." "Konbanwa" is now a fixed greeting.
However, in the old days it was a part of sentence such as "Tonight is ~ (Konban
wa ~)" and "wa" functioned as a particle. That's why it is still
written in hiragana as "ha." Simple Japanese Phrases Archives |
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