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VocabJLPT N2

good evening

Expression

Also written as 今晩は

Definitions

1. good evening

This is a standard greeting used in the evening, equivalent to "good evening" in English. It is appropriate to use when meeting someone or beginning a conversation after the sun has gone down, and is one of the basic polite greetings in Japanese.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

There's always something a little sad about the way that person says "good evening."

Sentence 2

Dad saying "good evening" at the dinner table is kind of weird, right?

Sentence 3

Your "good evening" sounds unusually cheerful today — what's up?

Sentence 4

I greeted our client, Tanaka-san, with a polite "good evening."

Sentence 5

Hm, I thought I just heard someone say "good evening" — who was that?