"うん" meaning in Japanese

See うん in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ɯ̟̃ɴ] Forms: un [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeia of the grunting noise made when straining oneself in effort. The prefix usage appears in the Kanto region during the Edo period. Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} うん • (un)
  1. strainingly, with a grunt
    Sense id: en-うん-ja-adv-WV7PFv8y Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 31 20 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 29 22 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 30 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 30 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 34 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 31 21 18
  2. sufferingly, groaningly
    Sense id: en-うん-ja-adv-SeCOQywU Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 31 20 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 29 22 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 30 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 30 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 34 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 31 21 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Interjection

IPA: [ɯ̟̃ɴ], /m̩/, [m̩˦˨] Forms: un [romanization]
Etymology: Compare Korean 응 (eung, “yeah, yes”). Etymology templates: {{ja-see-kango|雲|運|云|暈|蘊|吽}}, {{cog|ko|응|t=yeah, yes}} Korean 응 (eung, “yeah, yes”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} うん • (un)
  1. (informal) yeah, uh-huh, mhm (an interjection expressing agreement) Tags: informal Synonyms: はい (hai) (english: yes)
    Sense id: en-うん-ja-intj-p8hHHnSm Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 31 20 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 29 22 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 30 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 30 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 34 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 31 21 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

IPA: [ɯ̟̃ɴ] Forms: un- [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeia of the grunting noise made when straining oneself in effort. The prefix usage appears in the Kanto region during the Edo period. Head templates: {{ja-pos|prefix}} うん • (un-)
  1. (archaic) added to various verbs to indicate forceful or excessive action Tags: archaic, morpheme Derived forms: うんこ (unko) (english: poop), うんち (unchi) (english: poop)
    Sense id: en-うん-ja-prefix-SBaRTIz3 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 31 20 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 29 22 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 30 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 30 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 34 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 31 21 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ūn",
      "word": "ううん: nope"
    },
    {
      "word": "nah"
    },
    {
      "word": "nuh-uh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "雲",
        "2": "運",
        "3": "云",
        "4": "暈",
        "5": "蘊",
        "6": "吽"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ja-see-kango"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "응",
        "t": "yeah, yes"
      },
      "expansion": "Korean 응 (eung, “yeah, yes”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Korean 응 (eung, “yeah, yes”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "un",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "うん • (un)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "redirects": [
    "雲",
    "運",
    "云",
    "暈",
    "蘊",
    "吽"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 31 20 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 29 22 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
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            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 21 20",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 20 20",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 12 21",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 31 21 18",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yeah, uh-huh, mhm (an interjection expressing agreement)"
      ],
      "id": "en-うん-ja-intj-p8hHHnSm",
      "links": [
        [
          "yeah",
          "yeah"
        ],
        [
          "uh-huh",
          "uh-huh"
        ],
        [
          "mhm",
          "mhm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) yeah, uh-huh, mhm (an interjection expressing agreement)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "yes",
          "roman": "hai",
          "word": "はい"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟̃ɴ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[m̩˦˨]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "うん"
}

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      "form": "un",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "adverb"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 31 20 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 29 22 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 21 20",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 20 20",
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          "_dis": "33 34 12 21",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "_dis": "30 31 21 18",
          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "strainingly, with a grunt"
      ],
      "id": "en-うん-ja-adv-WV7PFv8y",
      "links": [
        [
          "strainingly",
          "strainingly"
        ],
        [
          "grunt",
          "grunt"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "30 30 21 20",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 20 20",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 12 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 31 21 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sufferingly, groaningly"
      ],
      "id": "en-うん-ja-adv-SeCOQywU",
      "links": [
        [
          "sufferingly",
          "sufferingly"
        ],
        [
          "groaningly",
          "groaningly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟̃ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Edo period",
    "Kanto"
  ],
  "word": "うん"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "un-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "poop",
          "roman": "unko",
          "word": "うんこ"
        },
        {
          "english": "poop",
          "roman": "unchi",
          "word": "うんち"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to drink with gusto",
          "roman": "unnomu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "飲",
              "の"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "うん飲む",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "added to various verbs to indicate forceful or excessive action"
      ],
      "id": "en-うん-ja-prefix-SBaRTIz3",
      "links": [
        [
          "forceful",
          "forceful#English"
        ],
        [
          "excessive",
          "excessive#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) added to various verbs to indicate forceful or excessive action"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟̃ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Edo period",
    "Kanto"
  ],
  "word": "うん"
}
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    {
      "roman": "ūn",
      "word": "ううん: nope"
    },
    {
      "word": "nah"
    },
    {
      "word": "nuh-uh"
    }
  ],
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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "args": {
        "1": "雲",
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        "6": "吽"
      },
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      "name": "ja-see-kango"
    },
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        "t": "yeah, yes"
      },
      "expansion": "Korean 응 (eung, “yeah, yes”)",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Korean 응 (eung, “yeah, yes”).",
  "forms": [
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    }
  ],
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    "云",
    "暈",
    "蘊",
    "吽"
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    {
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        "Japanese informal terms"
      ],
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        "yeah, uh-huh, mhm (an interjection expressing agreement)"
      ],
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        [
          "yeah",
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        ],
        [
          "uh-huh",
          "uh-huh"
        ],
        [
          "mhm",
          "mhm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) yeah, uh-huh, mhm (an interjection expressing agreement)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟̃ɴ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[m̩˦˨]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "yes",
      "roman": "hai",
      "word": "はい"
    }
  ],
  "word": "うん"
}

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    "Japanese hiragana",
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    "Japanese prefixes",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeia of the grunting noise made when straining oneself in effort.\nThe prefix usage appears in the Kanto region during the Edo period.",
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      ]
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        "strainingly, with a grunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strainingly",
          "strainingly"
        ],
        [
          "grunt",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sufferingly, groaningly"
      ],
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          "sufferingly",
          "sufferingly"
        ],
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          "groaningly",
          "groaningly"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟̃ɴ]"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
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    "Japanese prefixes",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "poop",
      "roman": "unko",
      "word": "うんこ"
    },
    {
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      "word": "うんち"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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        "romanization"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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  "senses": [
    {
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        "Japanese terms with archaic senses",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "to drink with gusto",
          "roman": "unnomu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "飲",
              "の"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "うん飲む",
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        }
      ],
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        "added to various verbs to indicate forceful or excessive action"
      ],
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        [
          "forceful",
          "forceful#English"
        ],
        [
          "excessive",
          "excessive#English"
        ]
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟̃ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Edo period",
    "Kanto"
  ],
  "word": "うん"
}

Download raw JSONL data for うん meaning in Japanese (4.3kB)

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  "trace": ""
}

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