おっと

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Etymology

Reading of various terms spelled in kanji.

For pronunciation and definitions of おっと – see the following entry.
【夫】4
[noun] [from 1220] husband
(This term, おっと, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as おっと, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おっと.)
For pronunciation and definitions of おっと – see 音.
(This term, おっと, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 音.)

Pronunciation 2

Etymology

Derived as a general exclamation of surprise. Compare English whoops, oops.

Interjection

おっと • (otto) 

  1. oops, whoops, whoa, oh no, oh my
    • 2002 September 17, Katou, Motohiro, “災(さい)厄(やく)の男(おとこ) [Bummer Guy]”, in Ｑ.(キュー)Ｅ.(イー)Ｄ.(ディー) 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 96:
      おっと失(しつ)礼(れい)　日(にっ)本(ぽん)人(じん)はあまりこういうあいさつをしないんですよね　私(わたし)の国(くに)では「ハグ」といって日(にち)常(じょう)的(てき)にやるものなんですけど
      Otto shitsurei Nipponjin wa amari kō iu aisatsu o shinai n desu yo ne Watashi no kuni de wa “hagu” to itte nichijōteki ni yaru mono na n desu kedo
      Whoops, sorry. Japanese people aren’t really used to greetings like this. It’s called a “hug” and it’s very common in my country.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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