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表層形
ややっ
ヤヤッ
感動詞

ややっ (ヤヤッ)

Yaya · ややっ — oh!, oh my!, dear me!; not a chance, not likely, no way, no; oh no, yuck, eew

ややっ in rōmaji: yaya.

感動詞 一般 * *
📝 やや 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年9月1日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
ややっ
見出し語 (Lemma)
やや
読み (Reading)
ヤヤッ
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)
ややっ
読み・基本形
ヤヤッ
表記・基本形
ややっ
見出し語の読み
ヤヤ
How it's used

Used as an interjection in casual speech, expressing surprise, disgust, or rejection. Often appears in manga, anime, or informal conversations.

ややっ、びっくりした!
Yaya, bikkuri shita!
Oh my, I was surprised!

ややっ、それは無理だよ。
Yaya, sore wa muri da yo.
No way, that's impossible.

⚖️ Commonly confused with やや (slightly, somewhat), but ややっ is an interjection, not an adverb.

💡 English Meaning

ややっ means “oh!, oh my!, dear me!; not a chance, not likely, no way, no; oh no, yuck, eew” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

やや (ヤヤ) — main entry →

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