ええ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ee"

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞ː]

Interjection

ええ • (ē) 

  1. yes, indeed
    ええ、その通(とお)り。
    Ē, sono tōri.
    Indeed.
  2. oh (utterance of surprise)
  3. well, let me see
  4. what?
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sound shift from 良い (ei).

Adjective

ええ • (ee) 

  1. (dialectal, Kansai, Tōhoku, Chūgoku) good
    Synonym: (standard) よい (yoi)
    • すると老(ろう)人(じん)は、
      「 […] 不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)じゃのう。しかし、おかげで外(はず)しやすくてええよ」
      Suru to rōjin wa,
      “ […] fushigi ja nō. Shikashi, o-kage de hazushiyasukute ee yo”
      The old man replied:
      " […] It's strange. But it's nice; it makes them easier to remove."
    • 2022 January 11, 山谷勉, “横手市で無病息災願う百万遍念仏講”, in 朝日新聞デジタル [Asahi Shimbun Digital]‎:
      この日(ひ)は冷(ひ)え込(こ)んだものの、冬(ふゆ)には珍(めずら)しく青(あお)空(ぞら)が広(ひろ)がり、「天気(てんき)えして(良(よ)くて)、えがったなあ」があいさつ代(が)わりだった。
      Kono hi wa hiekonda mono no, fuyu ni wa mezurashiku aozora ga hirogari, “tenki eshite (yokute) , egatta nā” ga aisatsu-gawari datta.
      Although it was a chilly day, the sky was unusually blue for winter; "I'm so glad that the weather is good" (Akita dialect) was the substitute for a salutation.

References

  • 1989. “よい【良】” 日本方言大辞典 (Nihon Hōgen Daijiten, in Japanese).
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