Vocab Info

N1 Interjection

ふん

hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish, roughly, harshly, violently

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    • 単語の種類

      感動詞

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      生徒(せいと):「(ぼく)文系(ぶんけい)興味(きょうみ)があります。」先生(せんせい):「ふん、そうなのか。」

      Student: "I'm interested in humanities." Teacher: "Well, is that so?" {hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish, roughly, harshly, violently}

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      王様(おうさま)見窄(みずぼ)らしい(おとこ)姿(すがた)()軽蔑(けいべつ)したようにふん(はな)をならしました。

      The king snorted in contempt upon seeing the shabby-looking man, as if he was dismissing him with a 'humph'. {hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish, roughly, harshly, violently}

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      刑事(けいじ)1:「(かれ)殺人(さつじん)関与(かんよ)していないそうです。」刑事(けいじ)2:「ふん本当(ほんとう)にそうなのかな。」

      Detective 1: "It seems he is not involved in the murder." Detective 2: "Humph, I wonder if that's really true." {hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish, roughly, harshly, violently}

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      卑屈(ひくつ)(ひと):「ふん頑張(がんば)っちゃって、ばかばかしい。真面目(まじめ)努力(どりょく)したところで(なに)()わらないのに。」

      A servile person: "Humph, working so hard, how ridiculous. Even if you try seriously, nothing changes." {hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish, roughly, harshly, violently}

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      (かれ)不満(ふまん)がある(とき)、きちんと言葉(ことば)にして(つた)えるのではなく、不機嫌(ふきげん)そうにふん(はな)()らします。

      When he is dissatisfied, instead of properly expressing it in words, he roughly snorts in a sulky manner. {hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish, roughly, harshly, violently}

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