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JLPT N3 · Interjection

はあ (haa)

はあ is a Japanese interjection meaning “yes; indeed”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.

Reading
はあ
Romaji
haa
Word class
Interjection
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. yes; indeed; well · interjection
  2. ha! · interjection
  3. what?; huh? · interjection
  4. sigh · interjection

Example sentences

・・・はぁ、どう状況を受け止めればいいのかしら。
... Aaah, just how am I supposed to cope with this I wonder?
Tatoeba #75572

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

Source: JMdict entry 2069620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.