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Illustration of 嗚呼

嗚呼ああ

ああ aa Play N1 Interjection

Meanings and examples

驚きや気づき、感嘆などを表す言葉。 Ah!; Oh!; Alas!

Example 1

ああ、もしかして名前なまえを呼よばれるのが恥はずかしいって？

Ah, could it be you're embarrassed to be called by your first name?

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Example 2

ああ飛行機ひこうきが離陸りりくする。

Look! There's a plane taking off.

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Kanji breakdown

呼

N3

call; call out to; invite

On reading
コ
Kun reading
よ.ぶ
Radical
口
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呼び止める

N1

よびとめる

to challenge; to call somebody to halt

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呼ぶ

N5

よぶ

to call out; to invite

Illustration of 呼吸

呼吸

N3

こきゅう

breath; respiration

Illustration of 呼び出す

呼び出す

N2

よびだす

to summon; to call (e.g. phone)

Illustration of 呼び掛ける

呼び掛ける

N2

よびかける

to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal