はい

hai

はい

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yes; that is correct — はい
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はい

hai

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 1
Appears in chapter 1 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 1
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Interjection (kandoushi)
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. yes; that is correct

    Polite lang.
    Polite (teineigo) language
    Polite lang.
    EXAMPLE
    はい、お(ねが)いします。
    Yes, please.
  2. understood; I see; OK; okay

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)はいつも(しあわ)せそうだった。
    She always looked happy.
  3. present; here

  4. pardon?; what's that?; come again?

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    EXAMPLE
    はい?
    Come again?
  5. now; here; here you go

  6. giddy-up; giddap

What does はい mean in English?

  1. yes; that is correct(int)
  2. understood; I see; OK; okay(int)
  3. present; here(int)
  4. pardon?; what's that?; come again?(int)
  5. now; here; here you go(int)
  6. giddy-up; giddap(int)

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はい (hai)