フン

Japanese

Etymology 1

A generic sound indicating agreement or acceptance, or disagreement or skepticism. Compare English hm, hmm.

Alternative forms

  • ふむ (fumu), フム (fumu), ふうむ (fūmu), ふーむ (fūmu), フーム (fūmu), フーン (fūn)

Pronunciation

Interjection

フン (rōmaji fun)

  1. (informal, affirmative) hm, uh-huh, yeah
  2. (informal, negative) hmm, huh
Usage notes

Informal. When speaking with social strangers or superiors, one would use ええ (ē) or はい (hai) instead for affirmation, and ええ (ē) or あの (ano) for negation. Tone of voice and body language are also used to convey meaning.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Hun.[2][1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Proper noun

フン (rōmaji Fun)

  1. the Huns, the Hun ethnic group: a nomadic group of horse riders originating in Central Asia
Usage notes

May be more often encountered as the more specific compound フン族 (Funzoku).

Synonyms

Etymology 3

Kanji reading.

Pronunciation

Noun

フン (hiragana ふん, rōmaji fun)

  1. 糞: excrement, feces
Usage notes

Due to the complexity of the kanji character, this word is often spelled in kana instead, usually katakana to contrast visually with surrounding hiragana text.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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