ああ

ああ
adverb, interjection
that way, like that; oh, ah
1. that way, like that (distant)
Refers to a manner or state distant from both speaker and listener. Part of the ko-so-a-do demonstrative system.
ああいう人(ひと)になりたい。
I want to become that kind of person.
ああいう = that kind of
ああやって料理(りょうり)を作(つく)るのは初(はじ)めて見(み)た。
It was my first time seeing someone cook like that.
ああやって = like that, that way
ああしてこうして完成(かんせい)した。
By doing this and that, it was completed.
ああ言(い)えばこう言(い)う。
Always having a retort for everything.
子供(こども)がああいう言(い)い方(かた)をするのは良(よ)くない。
It's not good for children to talk like that.
ああいう = that kind of
2. oh, ah (interjection)
An exclamation expressing various emotions like realization, satisfaction, or disappointment.
ああ、そうですか。
Oh, is that so?
Interjection showing realization
ああ、疲(つか)れた。
Ah, I'm tired.
Expressing a feeling
ああ、思(おも)い出(だ)した！あの人(ひと)は去年(きょねん)会(あ)った人(ひと)だ。
Oh, I remember! That person is someone I met last year.
Interjection showing sudden realization
ああ、おいしかった。
Ah, that was delicious.
ああ、残念(ざんねん)！
Oh, what a pity!
ああ、よかった。
Oh, that's a relief.

ああ belongs to the ko-so-a-do system: こう (this way), そう (that way, near listener), ああ (that way, far from both). As an interjection, it can express realization, relief, disappointment, or other emotions depending on tone.

Common patterns:

Related Words

Related: こう (this way (near speaker))
Related: そう (that way (near listener))
Related: どう (how (question))
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Added 2026.1.7 21:50 · Revised 2026.5.14 23:17
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