表層形
うーわ
ウーワ
感動詞
うーわ (ウーワ)
Uuwa · うーわ — yikes, oops, eep, wow, aargh
Other ways to say “yikes” in Japanese →
うーわ in rōmaji: uuwa, also spelled uwa.
感動詞
一般
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Updated: 2026年9月28日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
うーわ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
うわ
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| 読み (Reading) |
ウーワ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
感動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
*
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
うーわ
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| 読み・基本形 |
ウーワ
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| 表記・基本形 |
うーわ
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| 見出し語の読み |
ウワ
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How it's used
Use this casual interjection in speech or texting to react to something bad, surprising, or gross; avoid in formal writing.
うーわ、それ最悪だ。
Ūwa, sore saiaku da.
Ugh, that's the worst.
うーわ、電車乗り遅れた。
Ūwa, densha nori okureta.
Ugh, I missed the train.
⚖️ Often confused with 'うわ' which is shorter and less dramatic; 'うーわ' emphasizes stronger exasperation.
💡 English Meaning
うーわ means “yikes, oops, eep, wow, aargh” — full definition & examples →
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ウーワ
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (うーわ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (うわ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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