Vocab Info

N3 Interjection

おやoh!, oh?, my!

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Interjection

      1.

      oh!, oh?, my!

    All Forms

    おや

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    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 1,500

    Examples

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      (ちち)(むすめ)に:「おや、まだ()きていたのかい?」

      A father to his daughter: 'Oh, you're still awake?'

      • N3

      おや、まあこんな(ところ)迷子(まいご)になって…可哀想(かわいそう)に。

      Oh, lost in a place like this...poor thing.

      • N3

      (はは)(むすめ)に:「おや、そんなにひどい(こと)()()って本当(ほんとう)後悔(こうかい)しない?」

      A mother to her daughter: 'Oh my, you really don't regret saying all those terrible things, do you?'

      • N3

      映画(えいが)のワンシーン:「おや、もしかして(きみ)自分(じぶん)魔法使(まほうつか)いだと気付(きづ)いていなかった?」

      A scene from a movie: 'Oh?, maybe you didn't realize you were a wizard?'

      • N3

      おや、あんな(ところ)(いえ)()ててしまっては土砂(どしゃ)災害(さいがい)()ってしまうことになりますよ…。

      Ah, if you build a house in that place, you will end up suffering from a landslide....

      • N2
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