やれやれ

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of やれ (yare).

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

やれやれ • (yareyare) 

  1. oh, well (an exclamation or disappointment)
  2. sigh (interjection used when one is tired)
  3. thank goodness (interjection of relief)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
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