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Japanese symbol for “hello”

Romaji: haroo
hello

In Japanese, hello is (haroo).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. int hello

Other Japanese words for “hello”

WordReadingMeaning
もしもし moshimoshihello (e.g. on phone)
まいど maidohello; I'm coming in
ニーハオ niihaohello
こんにちは konnichihahello; good day; good afternoon
どうも doumogreetings; hello; goodbye

See also: Chinese symbol for “hello”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.