Illustration: At a Japanese apartment entrance, an adult is halfway through putting on a shoe when they suddenly spot their missing house key inside it. Their eyes widen, their mouth opens in a short startled shape, and both hands stop mid-movement. One socked foot hovers above the lowered entrance floor.

JLPT N5interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

あっ

a

ah, oh

Expresses sudden surprise or realization. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. あっ、いけない！忘わすれるところだった！

    Oh, no! I almost forgot!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. あっ、来きた来きた。

    Here he is!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. あっ、電話でんわだわ。きっと真知子まちこでしょう。

    Oh, the phone’s ringing. It must be Machiko.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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