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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
Konnichiwa literally means "How is this day?"
Look at the kanji: 今日は. THIS + DAY + Topic marker. It's likely a shortened form of an older phrase, Konnichiwadoudesuka.
And English is what makes the whole "good afternoon" thing confusing. In US English, we tend never to say "Good day." Thus, the best translation for "konnichiwa" is never even uttered by native US English speakers. Hence, why you think "konnichiwa" means "good afternoon."
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kylegoetz the 2nd kanji 日means Sun right? with はbeing Ha but changed to wa when its alone?