How to say 'Wow' in Japanese | わー

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The Japanese word for Wow is 'Wa-', written as わー in Japanese.

word

わー

Meaning

Wow

Reading

Wa-

Explanation

The Japanese interjection 'わー (わー)' is an exclamation used to express surprise, amazement, or excitement. It is often used in casual conversations and can be written in hiragana as 'わー' or with an elongated vowel as 'わあ'. This interjection is similar to the English 'wow' or 'whoa'. For example: Wow, that's amazing!「わー、すごい！」(わー、すごい！). Whoa, look at that!「わー、見て！」(わー、みて！). The tone and context in which 'わー' is used can convey different levels of surprise or enthusiasm.

Part Of Speech

interjection

Frequency

5267

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word わー

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

わ

Reading

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'Wa-' means 'Wow' .

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