はい

yes

hai

Quiz

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JLPT: N3
Frequency: #2,233

Meanings

1
yes; that is correctinterjection
2
understood; I see; OKinterjection
3
present; hereinterjection

JMdict 1010080

In a sentence

How it works

は (topic) raises わたし (I) as the topic — "as for me…". The name けんじ (Kenji) then fills the blank, closed off by polite です (is). は (topic) introduces, です (is) affirms — the basic "A is B" frame, made polite.