ええ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ee"

Japanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

Interjection

ええ • (ē)

yes, indeed
ええ、その通(とお)り。
Ē, sono tōri.
Indeed.
oh (utterance of surprise)
well, let me see
what?

Synonyms

(yes): はい (hai), うん (un), そう (sō), ああ (ā)
(surprise): あら (ara)
(well): あの (ano)

Etymology 2

Sound shift from 良い (ei).

Adjective

ええ • (ee)

(dialectal, Kansai, Tōhoku, Chūgoku) good
Synonym: (standard) よい (yoi)
- 2000 July 25, 時雨沢恵一, chapter 3, in キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- (キノの旅 -the Beautiful World-), →OCLC:
  
  すると老(ろう)人(じん)は、
  「 […] 不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)じゃのう。しかし、おかげで外(はず)しやすくてええよ」
  Suru to rōjin wa,
  “ fushigi ja nō. Shikashi, o-kage de hazushiyasukute ee yo”
  The old man replied:
  " It's strange. But it's nice; it makes them easier to remove."
- 2022 January 11, 山谷勉, “横手市で無病息災願う百万遍念仏講”, in 朝日新聞デジタル [Asahi Shimbun Digital]‎:
  
  この日(ひ)は冷(ひ)え込(こ)んだものの、冬(ふゆ)には珍(めずら)しく青(あお)空(ぞら)が広(ひろ)がり、「天気(てんき)えして（良(よ)くて）、えがったなあ」があいさつ代(が)わりだった。
  Kono hi wa hiekonda mono no, fuyu ni wa mezurashiku aozora ga hirogari,“tenki eshite (yokute), egatta nā” ga aisatsu-gawari datta.
  Although it was a chilly day, the sky was unusually blue for winter; "I'm so glad that the weather is good" (Akita dialect) was the substitute for a salutation.

References

1989. “よい【良】” 日本方言大辞典 (Nihon Hōgen Daijiten, in Japanese).

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