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挨あい拶さつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone
For now, I'll just say hello.
2. speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address
I'll give the address instead.
3. reply; response
4. courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
The two of them came by to pay their respects a little while ago, didn't they?
5. revenge; retaliation
Expression
Humorous
6. a fine thing to say
used sarcastically as a response to a rude remark; usu. in the form of ご挨拶
Archaic
Noun
7. dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)
orig. meaning
8. relationship (between people); connection
9. intervention; mediation; mediator
Alt. forms
挨あい拶さつ
92%
あいさつ
7%
Kanji used
挨
push open
拶
squeeze fingers
Pitch accent
あ
いさつ
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Conjugations...Used in: 4919
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to exchange greetings
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
greeting; a fine thing to say
to exchange greetings
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation
greeting card
to exchange greetings
without compliments (greetings)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
New Year's greetings
New Year's greetings
words of greeting
blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play
money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; (lit.) yen bills over salutations
incivility; impoliteness
incivility; impoliteness
Examples (51 in total)
He didn't even say hello.
Say hello.
Greetings are important.
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