Does "mushi-mushi" mean "hello" in japonese?

Answer 1

Hi, I am Japanese.

I guess you're talking about "moshi-moshi", not mushi-mushi.

Many non-Japanese misunderstand the meaning of moshi-moshi. "Moshi-moshi" is used to mean "Hello" only on the telephone.

Moshi-moshi comes from "moosu-moosu", literally meaning, "I say, I say", which was used when the telephone first came to Japan, and was spread as an ideomatic greeting only on the phone.

In our daily conversation, we also say "moshi moshi", to attract someone's attention especially when we talk to him/her from behind, etc. At least, you cannot use Moshi-moshi for hello or good afternoon in daily conversation.

If you mean, Hello for Good afternoon, etc. you should say "konnichiwa, konbanwa,"etc depending on the time you use it.

Answer 2

Mushi Meaning

Answer 3

Moshi-Moshi is more like a protection from a curse of ghost. It has pretty much lost it's meaning and is now like Hello who are you, speak to me? One uses it on his Ketai (cell phone) to regular phone. You may also use it when entering into a place where someone should be around but you don't see them. Then their is always the sleeping student whose heads on the desk. In which I wake them up and say Moshi-Mosh; are you still listening. CHO-Kakoi desu. I know the last moshi doesn't have the i but that is how it is said in slang term. Or very lazy Japanese.

Mushi is insect. So if you go around saying Mushi-Mush Japanese people will look at you as if you are an alien. Thinking this gaijin is wacked in the head, how was he let into my country? Henna gaijin desu. Nigeru!

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Does "mushi-mushi" mean "hello" in japonese?

Answer 6

"mushi-mushi" means hot and humid in Japanese.

For example,

Kyou wa mushi-mushi suru ne. -> It's hot and humid today.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

1. No, that means "insect, insect". Moshi moshi, on the other hand, does, but it's mainly only used when answering the phone.

2. It's "Japanese".

Answer 9

You answer the phone by saying "moshi moshi", but it's not quite the same as "hello". You wouldn't walk up to someone on the street and say "moshi moshi".

Answer 10

It seems to work on the phone. When I was there, they answered the phone that way and got "hai" as a response.