Illustration: On an apartment balcony, a person lifts an overturned flowerpot and unexpectedly finds a large frog sitting underneath it. Their shoulders jump, eyes widen, and mouth opens as their upper body recoils while both hands keep hold of the pot. One heel rises as though they have almost hopped backward.

JLPT N3interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

うわ

uwa

wow!, yikes!

Example sentences

うわ、しまった！
Oh no!
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うわびっくりした！いきなり大声出おおごえださないでよ。
Woah, you scared me! Don’t just suddenly speak so loudly like that!
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うわー！また携帯けいたいなくしちゃった。
Ugh! I lost my phone again.
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