Nihoner
表層形
おいい
オイー
感動詞

おいい (オイー)

Oii · おいー — hey!, say!, I say!, come on!, look!, oi!; I, me

Other ways to say “hey!” in Japanese →

おいい in rōmaji: oii.

感動詞 一般 * *
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Updated: 2026年9月27日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
おいい
見出し語 (Lemma)
おい
読み (Reading)
オイー
品詞 (POS)
感動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
おいい
読み・基本形
オイー
表記・基本形
おいい
見出し語の読み
オイ
How it's used

Use in informal, mostly male speech to call someone or to get attention; common in anime, manga, and casual conversation.

おいい、待ってよ!
Oii, matte yo!
Hey, wait up!

おいい、ここにいるぞ。
Oii, koko ni iru zo.
Hey, I'm over here.

⚖️ Often confused with 'oi' (same meaning) but 'oii' is a more extended, emphatic form.

💡 English Meaning

おいい means “hey!, say!, I say!, come on!, look!, oi!; I, me” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

おい (オイ) — main entry →

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