Aa

JLPT N1

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嗚呼 (Aa) is a Japanese interjection meaning “ah!, oh!, alas!, yes”.

Meanings

  1. interjectionah!; oh!; alas!occ. written as 嗚呼, 噫 or 嗟
  2. interjectionyes; indeed; that is correct
  3. interjectionaah; gah; arghin exasperation
  4. interjectionhey!; yo!
  5. interjectionuh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

Examples

  • Ah, me!

  • How glad I am!

  • Oh, have you?

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 嗚呼

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