おう

See also: おお

Japanese

Interjection

おう (rōmaji ō)

  1. An informal greeting similar to hey. See also よう.
    おう、久 (ひさ)しぶりだね。
    Ō, hisashiburi da ne.
    Hey, it's been a long time, hasn't it?
  2. An informal interjection similar to oh or oops.
    おう、しまった！
    Ō, shimatta!
    Oh, no!
  3. An informal affirmative response.
    Ａ：わかった？Ｂ：おう。
    A: Wakatta? B: Ō.
    A: "You see?" B: "Got it."

Noun

おう (rōmaji ō)

  1. 王: king
  2. 翁: old man, venerable
  3. 凹: concave
  4. 欧: Europe, shortened form of 欧州

Verb

おう (godan conjugation, rōmaji ou)

  1. 追う: to chase
  2. 負う: to incur or bear
  3. 生う: to grow or spring up
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