"あのう" meaning in All languages combined

See あのう on Wiktionary

Interjection [Japanese]

IPA: [a̠no̞ː] Forms: anō [romanization], あの [alternative], あのー [alternative], あのぉ [alternative]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} あのう • (anō)
  1. excuse me (to draw attention)
    Sense id: en-あのう-ja-intj-4drDVHdO Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 64 36 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 79 21 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 92 8 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 78 22 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 0
  2. well, uh, er, umm (expression of confusion or uncertainty)
    Sense id: en-あのう-ja-intj-Dzn2L2CY
  3. ah, oh
    Sense id: en-あのう-ja-intj-TeCO81YS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ええと (ēto), その (sono)

Alternative forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "anō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あの",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あのー",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あのぉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "あのう • (anō)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ēto",
      "word": "ええと"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "sono",
      "word": "その"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "71 29 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 36 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Excuse me, but could you tell me where the station is?",
          "roman": "Excuse me, but could you tell me where the station is?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "聞",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "駅",
              "えき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あのう、ちょっとお聞きしたいんですが。駅はどこでしょう。",
          "translation": "Excuse me, but could you tell me where the station is?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "excuse me (to draw attention)"
      ],
      "id": "en-あのう-ja-intj-4drDVHdO"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "well, uh, er, umm (expression of confusion or uncertainty)"
      ],
      "id": "en-あのう-ja-intj-Dzn2L2CY",
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "uh",
          "uh"
        ],
        [
          "er",
          "er"
        ],
        [
          "umm",
          "umm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Ah, Mr/Ms Kontō!",
          "roman": "Ah, Mr/Ms Kontō!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "近",
              "こん"
            ],
            [
              "藤",
              "とう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あのう、近藤さん",
          "translation": "Ah, Mr/Ms Kontō!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ah, oh"
      ],
      "id": "en-あのう-ja-intj-TeCO81YS",
      "links": [
        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あのー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠no̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "あのう"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese interjections",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "anō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あの",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あのー",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あのぉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "あのう • (anō)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "ēto",
      "word": "ええと"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sono",
      "word": "その"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Excuse me, but could you tell me where the station is?",
          "roman": "Excuse me, but could you tell me where the station is?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "聞",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "駅",
              "えき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あのう、ちょっとお聞きしたいんですが。駅はどこでしょう。",
          "translation": "Excuse me, but could you tell me where the station is?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "excuse me (to draw attention)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "well, uh, er, umm (expression of confusion or uncertainty)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "uh",
          "uh"
        ],
        [
          "er",
          "er"
        ],
        [
          "umm",
          "umm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Ah, Mr/Ms Kontō!",
          "roman": "Ah, Mr/Ms Kontō!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "近",
              "こん"
            ],
            [
              "藤",
              "とう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あのう、近藤さん",
          "translation": "Ah, Mr/Ms Kontō!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ah, oh"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あのー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠no̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "あのう"
}

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