嗚呼 (Aa) is a Japanese interjection meaning “ah!, oh!, alas!, yes”.
Meanings
- interjectionah!; oh!; alas!occ. written as 嗚呼, 噫 or 嗟
- interjectionyes; indeed; that is correct
- interjectionaah; gah; arghin exasperation
- interjectionhey!; yo!
- interjectionuh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha
Examples
ああ悲しい。
Ah, me!
ああ嬉しい。
How glad I am!
ああ、本当？
Oh, have you?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).