Word · 単語
え
Reading え
eh?
- 1 eh?, what?, oh?
- 2 yes, that's correct
- 3 used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request — at sentence end
- 4 strengthens a question, assertion, etc. — at sentence end
- 5 hey — after a noun, etc.; when calling out to someone
N5
JLPT
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frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
え、そうですとも。
Yes, that is most certainly so.
sense 2 · yes
え、出かける前に、しっかりかぎをかけたんですね。
Really? I had locked it up before I went out.
sense 1 · eh?
えー、信じらんなーい！
Gee, unbelievable!
「これを見て」「え？」「バンパーの右側に衝突痕があるわ」
"Take a look at this." "Eh?" "There's an impact mark on the right-hand side of the bumper."
えー、まだ１１時。お昼まで後１時間もあるよ。
What? It's only eleven? We still have an hour to go before lunch.