"おう" meaning in Japanese

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "おう"
      },
      "expansion": "おう • (ō)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "81 9 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 12 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 12 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hey, it's been a long time, hasn't it?",
          "roman": "Ō, hisashiburi da ne.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "久",
              "ひさ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "おう、久しぶりだね。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An informal greeting similar to hey. See also よう."
      ],
      "id": "en-おう-ja-intj-xdPTZ1aX",
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ],
        [
          "よう",
          "よう"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Oh, no!",
          "roman": "Ō, shimatta!",
          "text": "おう、しまった！",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An informal interjection similar to oh or oops."
      ],
      "id": "en-おう-ja-intj--0z21IYC",
      "links": [
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ],
        [
          "oops",
          "oops"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "\"You see?\" \"Got it.\"",
          "roman": "“Wakatta?” “Ō.”",
          "text": "「わかった？」「おう。」",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Uh, sure...",
          "roman": "O, ō…",
          "text": "お、おう…",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An informal affirmative response."
      ],
      "id": "en-おう-ja-intj-JSuSdllQ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "おう"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese interjections",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "おう"
      },
      "expansion": "おう • (ō)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hey, it's been a long time, hasn't it?",
          "roman": "Ō, hisashiburi da ne.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "久",
              "ひさ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "おう、久しぶりだね。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An informal greeting similar to hey. See also よう."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ],
        [
          "よう",
          "よう"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Oh, no!",
          "roman": "Ō, shimatta!",
          "text": "おう、しまった！",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An informal interjection similar to oh or oops."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ],
        [
          "oops",
          "oops"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "\"You see?\" \"Got it.\"",
          "roman": "“Wakatta?” “Ō.”",
          "text": "「わかった？」「おう。」",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Uh, sure...",
          "roman": "O, ō…",
          "text": "お、おう…",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An informal affirmative response."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "おう"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "王",
    "黄",
    "央",
    "横",
    "応",
    "往",
    "桜",
    "皇",
    "凹",
    "押",
    "旺",
    "欧",
    "殴",
    "翁",
    "奥",
    "鷗",
    "媼",
    "嘔",
    "墺",
    "懊",
    "謳",
    "鶯"
  ],
  "word": "おう"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "追う",
    "負う",
    "生ふ"
  ],
  "word": "おう"
}