"ええ" meaning in 日本語

See ええ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. (西日本方言、東北方言)よい。
    Sense id: ja-ええ-ja-adj-QXOoEifl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adverb

  1. (方言。打ち消しの語を後ろに伴って)…できない。
    Sense id: ja-ええ-ja-adv-wAx42lwH
  2. (方言)…できる。
    Sense id: ja-ええ-ja-adv-KJ0W943I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語

Interjection

  1. 同意をあらわす語。
    Sense id: ja-ええ-ja-intj-H7YvVYE6
  2. 驚きをあらわす語。
    Sense id: ja-ええ-ja-intj-fi4~Q6Ac
  3. 疑念や不満、当惑などをあらわす語。
    Sense id: ja-ええ-ja-intj-yr0XRTl5
  4. 会話の開始時や合間に発する、意味をもたないつなぎの言葉。
    Sense id: ja-ええ-ja-intj-H1-CxU6C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: uhun (ポルトガル語), oh (ポルトガル語), verdade (ポルトガル語), sério (ポルトガル語), então (ポルトガル語), yeah (英語), yah (英語), uh-huh (英語), yup (英語), oh (英語), really (英語), wow (英語), well (英語), let me see (英語)
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語_感動詞 Related terms: ああ, うん, はい, , ああ, , おお, ええと, まあ, あの, その
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      "word": "ああ"
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      "word": "うん"
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      "word": "はい"
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    {
      "word": "あ"
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    {
      "word": "ああ"
    },
    {
      "word": "え"
    },
    {
      "word": "おお"
    },
    {
      "word": "ええと"
    },
    {
      "word": "まあ"
    },
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      "word": "あの"
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      "word": "その"
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          "ref": "(宮沢賢治『植物医師』)",
          "text": "ええ、そうですとも、これはもう明らかに虫です。"
        }
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        "同意をあらわす語。"
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "驚きをあらわす語。"
      ],
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      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "yeah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "yah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "uh-huh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "yup"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "uhun"
    },
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      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "oh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "really"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "wow"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "oh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "verdade"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "sério"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "well"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "let me see"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "então"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ええ"
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    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "source": "w"
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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          "ref": "(豊島与志雄『土地』)",
          "text": "「夕立が来なけりゃええがなあ。」独語のように呟かれたその声を小耳にはさんで、音吉は鶴嘴を投り出して立上った。「なあに来るがええよ。凉しくなってええ。一降りざあーっと来なくちゃあ、暑くてとてもやりきんねえ。」"
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  "word": "ええ"
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "副詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "そんなことはええせん。"
        }
      ],
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        "(方言。打ち消しの語を後ろに伴って)…できない。"
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        "(方言)…できる。"
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  "word": "ええ"
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      "word": "ああ"
    },
    {
      "word": "うん"
    },
    {
      "word": "はい"
    },
    {
      "word": "あ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ああ"
    },
    {
      "word": "え"
    },
    {
      "word": "おお"
    },
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      "word": "ええと"
    },
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      "word": "まあ"
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        }
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        "同意をあらわす語。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "驚きをあらわす語。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "疑念や不満、当惑などをあらわす語。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "会話の開始時や合間に発する、意味をもたないつなぎの言葉。"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "yeah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "yah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "uh-huh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "yup"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "uhun"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "oh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "really"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "wow"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "oh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "verdade"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "sério"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "well"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "let me see"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "então"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ええ"
}

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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "(豊島与志雄『土地』)",
          "text": "「夕立が来なけりゃええがなあ。」独語のように呟かれたその声を小耳にはさんで、音吉は鶴嘴を投り出して立上った。「なあに来るがええよ。凉しくなってええ。一降りざあーっと来なくちゃあ、暑くてとてもやりきんねえ。」"
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        "(西日本方言、東北方言)よい。"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "ええ"
}

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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "そんなことはええせん。"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "(方言。打ち消しの語を後ろに伴って)…できない。"
      ]
    },
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        "(方言)…できる。"
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  "word": "ええ"
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