はいはい

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Reduplication of はい (hai).

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

はいはい (hai hai

  1. yeah, sure (interjection of understanding and mild dismissal)

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative spelling
這い這い

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

はいはい or ハイハイ (haihaiはひはひ (fafifafi)?

  1. (childish) crawling of a baby
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Verb[edit]

はいはいする or ハイハイする (haihai suruはひはひ (fafifafi)?suru (stem はいはい (haihaisuru shi), past はいはいした (haihaisuru shita))

  1. (childish, of a baby) to crawl
Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN