Japanese symbol for “oooh”
嗚呼嗚呼
ああああ
Romaji: aaaa
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
In Japanese, oooh is 嗚呼嗚呼, read ああああ (aaaa).
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Meanings
- int aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
Written forms: 嗚呼嗚呼. Readings: ああああ、あーあー、あーーー、アアアア.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嗚呼 | ああ aa | ah!; oh!; alas! |
| 嗚咽 | おえつ oetsu | sobbing; weeping; fit of crying |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ yobu | to call out (to); to call; to invoke |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう kokyuu | breathing; respiration |
| 呼びかけ | よびかけ yobikake | call; appeal |
| 呼び名 | よびな yobina | popular name; common name; given name |
| 呼び出す | よびだす yobidasu | to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone) |
| 呼び出し | よびだし yobidashi | call; summons; paging |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.