こん :is this shorthand for hello, or not? - IDN Forums

passengerpigeon · #1 (**permalink**) 14th April 2006, 10:57 PM

I need enlightenment:

こん: do japanese people use "konn" as slang for konnichiwa, or is this just a nonsense syllable?

alex · #2 (**permalink**) 16th April 2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by passengerpigeon

I need enlightenment:

こん: do japanese people use "konn" as slang for konnichiwa, or is this just a nonsense syllable?

It's not short for "konnichiwa" and I don't think it really means anything else.

Olney · #3 (**permalink**) 16th April 2006, 02:53 PM

I've seen it used before while on Yahoo Chatrooms....
I guess you've been in the yahoo Japan chatRooms huh...

This is the only place I've seen this.
People who don't use chat it has no meaning to say konnichiwa.

It might have some other meaning as a word but I don't know what it would be.

alex · #4 (**permalink**) 16th April 2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Olney

I've seen it used before while on Yahoo Chatrooms....

People who don't use chat it has no meaning to say konnichiwa.

Ah, you busted me. I don't Yahoo chat in Japanese...:p