ああ

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Duplication of distal demonstrative pronoun (a, that, yon).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ああ (ā

  1. in that other way
    Synonym: あの (ano yō ni)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative spellings
嗚呼

Duplication of interjection (a).

Compare English ah.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

ああ (ā

  1. oh!, ah!
    1. expresses surprise
    2. expresses affirmation
    3. used to call attention
    4. expresses a grunt or pain
  2. (colloquial) expresses a calm positive response: yeah
    ああそのとおりだ。ā, sono tōri da.Yeah, precisely.
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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002), 京阪系アクセント辞典 [A Dictionary of Tone on Words of the Keihan-type Dialects] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN