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JLPT N5 · Interjection

ああ (aa)

ああ is a Japanese interjection meaning “ah!; oh!”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ああ
Romaji
aa
Word class
Interjection
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. ah!; oh!; alas! · interjection · occ. written as 嗚呼, 噫 or 嗟
  2. yes; indeed; that is correct · interjection
  3. aah; gah; argh · interjection · in exasperation
  4. hey!; yo! · interjection
  5. uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha · interjection

Example sentences

ああ悲しい。
Ah, me!
Tatoeba #234699
彼女に疲れているのかと聞かれて彼は「ああ」といった。
He said "Yeah" when she asked if he was tired.
Tatoeba #94780
ああ、また失敗した。
Ah, I've failed again!
Tatoeba #234708

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1565440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.