Is こんにちは a question?


I came across a cartoon of a Japanese lesson with

> こんにちは？

On a blackboard. Is the greeting actually a question? The impression I have
(eg from
[https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/今日は](https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A5%E3%81%AF)
) is that etymologically speaking it's derived from a question, but wouldn't
be regarded as a question nowadays.




こんにちは as a greeting don't have the meaning of a question. The origin is a
phrase like 今日{こんにち}はご機嫌いかがですか?.

However some people may use こんにちは? as a question when they ask someone whether
today is convenient for you or not, though きょうは? would be common.




こんにちは as a greeting don't have the meaning of a question. The origin is a
phrase like 今日{こんにち}はご機嫌いかがですか?.

However some people may use こんにちは? as a question when they ask someone whether
today is convenient for you or not, though きょうは? would be common.

