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表層形
あーあー
アーアー
感動詞

あーあー (アーアー)

Aaaa · あーあー — like that, so

Other ways to say “like that” in Japanese →

あーあー in rōmaji: aaaa.

感動詞 一般 * *
📝 ああ 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年9月26日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
あーあー
見出し語 (Lemma)
ああ
読み (Reading)
アーアー
品詞 (POS)
感動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
*
表記 (Orthography)
あーあー
読み・基本形
アーアー
表記・基本形
あーあー
見出し語の読み
アア
How it's used

Casual interjection mimicking a sound or manner, often used in manga or speech to imitate an action or state.

あーあー、泣かないで。
Ā-ā, nakanaide.
Like that, don't cry.

犬があーあー吠えてる。
Inu ga ā-ā hoeteru.
The dog is barking like that.

⚖️ Often confused with ああ (ā) meaning 'ah', but あーあー is an onomatopoeic repetition.

💡 English Meaning

あーあー means “like that, so” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

あぁ (アー) — main entry →

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The surface form (あーあー) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (ああ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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