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JLPT N4 · Interjection

うん (un)

うん is a Japanese interjection meaning “yes; yeah”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
うん
Romaji
un
Word class
Interjection
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. yes; yeah; uh huh · interjection
  2. hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? · interjection
  3. oof · interjection · moan or groan (of pain)

Example sentences

「コーヒーのお替わりいる？」「うん、ぼくのは少なめ、弟のには多めについでね」
"Do you want another cup of coffee?" "Sure, make mine on the small side but be generous with my brother's."
Tatoeba #236626
「軽くならいいけど」「うむ、では金的と目潰しは有効にするか？」
"If it's a light workout, OK." "Right, so will we allow crotch-kicking and eyeball crushing?"
Tatoeba #76997
う〜む、相貌から判断するに上海からか。
Hrmmm, to judge from their looks they might be from Shanghai.
Tatoeba #74299

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

Source: JMdict entry 1001090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.