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In season 1 episode 8 of _Kaguya-sama: Love Is War_ , Miyuki's sister Kei and
Chika say to each other 'konnichi sappo'. ([A YouTube
video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR6hw_iAX50) showing the scene)

What does this mean?


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What does 'konnichi sappo' mean in episode 8 of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War?


_It is kind of difficult to translate/give this expression a meaning since it
is a self-created introduction, but..._

Based on the original manga, the wording is **こんにち殺法** ( _konnichi-sappou_ ),
a portmanteau of こんにちは ( _konnichiwa_ ) +
[殺法](https://jisho.org/word/%E6%AE%BA%E6%B3%95) ( _sappou_ ), which then is
replied with **こんにち殺法返し** , a portmanteau of _konnichiwa_ \+ _sappou_ \+
[返し](https://jisho.org/word/%E8%BF%94%E3%81%97) ( _-gaeshi_ ).

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E6cr9.png)

According to Jisho, _sappou_ means " _way of murdering; killing method; way of
using a sword_ " while _kaeshi_ (read as _-gaeshi_ here) means _reversal;
return_. _〇〇-sappou_ is often used as a killer technique name, while adding
_-gaeshi_ to it means the counter for such technique.

Usage of _sappou_ used in this way is kind of rare. 円月殺法 ( _engetsu sappou_ )
was a popular technique coined by Renzaburō Shibata in his novel series
[Nemuri Kyoshiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemuri_Ky%C5%8Dshir%C5%8D) ([a
YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu9W3tBLKwI) demonstrating the
technique in real-life competition). On the other hand, the usage of _-gaeshi_
is more common, as can be seen in [Judo
techniques](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_judo_techniques).

So, if trying to give meaning to these expressions, then perhaps " _die
to/with hello!_ " and " _counter to/with hello!_ " might be suitable...


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