表層形
わーん
ワーン
感動詞
わーん (ワーン)
Waan · わーん — waa, baw, boohoo
Other ways to say “waa” in Japanese →
わーん in rōmaji: waan.
感動詞
一般
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📝 わあん 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年9月5日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
わーん
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
わあん
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| 読み (Reading) |
ワーン
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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) |
わーん
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| 読み・基本形 |
ワーン
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| 表記・基本形 |
わーん
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| 見出し語の読み |
ワアン
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How it's used
Used in casual speech or writing, often by children or in manga/anime, to represent the sound of crying or wailing.
わーん、おもちゃがこわれた。
Waan, omocha ga kowareta.
Waa, my toy broke.
わーん、おなかすいたー。
Waan, onaka suitaa.
Boo-hoo, I'm hungry.
⚖️ Often confused with 'えーん' (een), which also represents crying but is more drawn-out and less abrupt.
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