Illustration: After carrying groceries up several flights of apartment stairs, an adult sinks onto the entryway step beside two heavy shopping bags. Their shoulders have dropped, eyes are half closed, and lips part in a long outward breath that gently lifts a loose strand of hair.

JLPT N3interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

はあ

haa

sigh

Expresses worry, disappointment, or exhaustion. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. はあ、泣なきそう。

    Ah, I think I’m gonna cry.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. はあ、笑わらいすぎて涙出なみだでてきた。

    Phew, I laughed so hard I started crying.

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

  3. 「はあ、トムなんかに話はなすんじゃなかった」「ほんとだよ。なんでよりによってあんな口くちの軽かるいやつに話はなしたんだよ」

    “Ugh, I shouldn’t have told Tom.” “Seriously. Why did you tell someone with such a big mouth, of all people?”

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

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