Languages › Japanese Learn the Translation for 'Yes' in Japanese Share Flipboard Email Print Eriko Koga/Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on October 02, 2018 Meaning Yes. Pronunciation Listen to the audio file for "Hai." Japanese Characters: はい。 Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Learn the Translation for 'Yes' in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/hai-simple-japanese-phrases-2028381. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 28). Learn the Translation for 'Yes' in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/hai-simple-japanese-phrases-2028381 Abe, Namiko. "Learn the Translation for 'Yes' in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/hai-simple-japanese-phrases-2028381 (accessed April 1, 2023). copy citation