How to say 'Welcome' in Japanese | ようこそ

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The Japanese word for Welcome is 'Youkoso', written as ようこそ in Japanese.

word

ようこそ

Meaning

Welcome

Reading

Youkoso

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'ようこそ (ようこそ)' is used to express a warm welcome or greeting to someone. It is often used when welcoming guests, visitors, or newcomers to a place, event, or group. This word carries a sense of hospitality and friendliness. For example: Welcome to Japan!「ようこそ日本へ！」(ようこそにほんへ！). Welcome to our home「ようこそ私たちの家へ」(ようこそわたしたちのいえへ). Note that 'ようこそ' is typically used at the beginning of a sentence or phrase to greet someone, and it is often followed by a destination or context to which the person is being welcomed.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

2241

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ようこそ

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

よ

Reading

hiragana

う

Reading

hiragana

こ

Reading

hiragana

そ

Reading

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'Youkoso' means 'Welcome' .

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