“Not bad” in Japanese
Short answer
Not bad in Japanese is “まあまあ” (maamaa). Full meaning: so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable; now, now, there, there, there now; my, my, oh my!, dear me!.
Other ways to say “Not bad” in Japanese
やるじゃないか
yarujanaika not bad, not half bad, pretty good
マアマア
maamaa so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable; now, now, there, there, there now; my, my, oh my!, dear me!
まぁまぁ
maamaa so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable; now, now, there, there, there now; my, my, oh my!, dear me!
まあ〳〵
maamaa so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable; now, now, there, there, there now; my, my, oh my!, dear me!
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