▁wa ▁( ▁or ▁in ▁kan ji ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁gre eting , ▁typically ▁a ▁mid - day ▁to ▁early ▁evening ▁gre eting ▁( 1 0 : 0 0 ▁AM ▁to ▁ 7 : 5 9 ▁PM ). ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁inform al ▁gre eting , ▁" hello ". ▁▁ ▁When ▁K onn ichi ▁wa ▁is ▁directly ▁roman ized ▁from ▁the ▁hi rag ana , ▁a ▁mistake ▁can ▁occur . ▁The ▁hi rag ana ▁character ▁ ▁is ▁roman ized ▁as ▁" ha " ▁and ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁" ha " ▁( as ▁in ▁" ham "). ▁In ▁its ▁use ▁here ▁however , ▁it ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁topic ▁marker , ▁and ▁so ▁should ▁be ▁roman ized , ▁and ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁" wa ". ▁ ▁K onn ichi ▁wa ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Kon ichi wa ▁Records , ▁a ▁Swedish ▁record ▁label ▁( f ounded ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Albums ▁K onn ichi wa ▁( S ke pta ▁album ) ▁K onn ichi wa ▁( You m ou ▁& ▁Oh ana ▁album ) ▁ ▁Songs ▁" K onn ichi wa ", ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁Sh onen ▁Kn ife ▁from ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁album ▁Happy ▁H our ▁" K onn ichi wa ", ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁A il yn ▁" K onn ichi wa ", ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁S ke pta ▁fe at . ▁K ano ▁from ▁K onn ichi wa ▁" K onn ichi wa ", ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁Sh an ado