はっ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) は​っ [háꜜ'] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ʔ]

Interjection

はっ • (ha') 

1. understood!

   Synonym: はい (hai)

   • 1968, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, To Shishun [Tu Tzu-ch’un]‎^[1]:

     鬼(おに)どもは一(いつ)斉(せい)に「はつ」と答(こた)へながら、鉄(てつ)の鞭(むち)をとつて立(た)ち上(あが)ると、 […]

     Oni-domo wa issei ni "ha'" to kotaenagara, tetsu no muchi o totte tachiageru to, […]

     The ogres answered in unison:— "Understood!" — and rising to their feet with steel whips in their hands […]