やれやれ
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of やれ (yare).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
- oh, well (an exclamation or disappointment)
- sigh (interjection used when one is tired)
- thank goodness (interjection of relief)
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN