うん

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) う​ん [úꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]
    • Pronounced with the mouth closed.

Interjection

うん (rōmaji un)

  1. (informal) yeah, uh-huh, mhm (an interjection expressing agreement)
Synonyms
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia of the grunting noise made when straining oneself in effort.[2]

The prefix usage appears in the Kanto region during the Edo period.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Adverb

うん (rōmaji un)

  1. strainingly, with a grunt
  2. sufferingly, groaningly
Usage notes

Takes the adverbial particle と (to)

Prefix

うん (rōmaji un-)

  1. (archaic) added to various verbs to indicate forceful or excessive action
    うん飲 (の)む
    unnomu
    to drink with gusto

Etymology 3

Pronunciation of various kanji.

Pronunciation

Noun

うん (rōmaji un)

  1. 運: luck

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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