"ええっと" meaning in Japanese

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Interjection

IPA: [e̞ːt̚to̞] Forms: ētto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} ええっと • (ētto)
  1. let me see, let's see; now, well, oh, ah; er, uh, um Synonyms: えーっと (ētto), ええと, えーと (ēto), んんっと, んーっと (nntto), んんと, んーと (nnto) Related terms: あのう (anō)

Alternative forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ētto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ええっと • (ētto)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Well, it's difficult to explain.",
          "roman": "Ētto, setsumei suru no wa muzukashii desu ne.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "説",
              "せつ"
            ],
            [
              "明",
              "めい"
            ],
            [
              "難",
              "むずか"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ええっと、説明するのは難しいですね。"
        },
        {
          "english": "Let me see, where did I put the key?",
          "roman": "Ētto, kagi o doko ni oita ka na?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "鍵",
              "かぎ"
            ],
            [
              "置",
              "お"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ええっと、鍵をどこに置いたかな?"
        },
        {
          "english": "It was about, er, ten months ago.",
          "roman": "Sore wa, ētto, jukka getsu hodo mae deshita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "十",
              "じゅっ"
            ],
            [
              "月",
              "げつ"
            ],
            [
              "前",
              "まえ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "それは、ええっと、十か月ほど前でした。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "let me see, let's see; now, well, oh, ah; er, uh, um"
      ],
      "id": "en-ええっと-ja-intj-ScHuRr8r",
      "links": [
        [
          "let me see",
          "let me see"
        ],
        [
          "let's see",
          "let's see"
        ],
        [
          "now",
          "now"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ],
        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "er",
          "er"
        ],
        [
          "uh",
          "uh"
        ],
        [
          "um",
          "um"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "anō",
          "word": "あのう"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "ētto",
          "word": "えーっと"
        },
        {
          "word": "ええと"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ēto",
          "word": "えーと"
        },
        {
          "word": "んんっと"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nntto",
          "word": "んーっと"
        },
        {
          "word": "んんと"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nnto",
          "word": "んーと"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ええっと"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[e̞ːt̚to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ええっと"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ētto",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ええっと • (ētto)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "anō",
      "word": "あのう"
    }
  ],
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        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Well, it's difficult to explain.",
          "roman": "Ētto, setsumei suru no wa muzukashii desu ne.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "説",
              "せつ"
            ],
            [
              "明",
              "めい"
            ],
            [
              "難",
              "むずか"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ええっと、説明するのは難しいですね。"
        },
        {
          "english": "Let me see, where did I put the key?",
          "roman": "Ētto, kagi o doko ni oita ka na?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "鍵",
              "かぎ"
            ],
            [
              "置",
              "お"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ええっと、鍵をどこに置いたかな?"
        },
        {
          "english": "It was about, er, ten months ago.",
          "roman": "Sore wa, ētto, jukka getsu hodo mae deshita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "十",
              "じゅっ"
            ],
            [
              "月",
              "げつ"
            ],
            [
              "前",
              "まえ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "それは、ええっと、十か月ほど前でした。"
        }
      ],
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        "let me see, let's see; now, well, oh, ah; er, uh, um"
      ],
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        [
          "let me see",
          "let me see"
        ],
        [
          "let's see",
          "let's see"
        ],
        [
          "now",
          "now"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ],
        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "er",
          "er"
        ],
        [
          "uh",
          "uh"
        ],
        [
          "um",
          "um"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ええっと"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[e̞ːt̚to̞]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "ētto",
      "word": "えーっと"
    },
    {
      "word": "ええと"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ēto",
      "word": "えーと"
    },
    {
      "word": "んんっと"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nntto",
      "word": "んーっと"
    },
    {
      "word": "んんと"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nnto",
      "word": "んーと"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ええっと"
}
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  "path": [
    "ええっと"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "interjection",
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}

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