Illustration: In the genkan of a Japanese apartment, a commuter stops halfway through stepping onto the lower tiled floor. One foot wears a polished work shoe; the other has somehow slipped into a fluffy rabbit slipper.

JLPT N5interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

あれ

are

huh?, oh!

Example sentences

  1. あれ？もしかして……

    Huh? Could it be?

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. あれ？前回ぜんかいと全まったく一緒いっしょなんだけど。

    Wait, isn’t this the exact same thing as last time?

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. あれ？あなたまだここにいたのね！

    Oh! You’re still here!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

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