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Japanese
Etymology 1
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- the end of the land: the shore
- the end of the visible world: the horizon
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(This term, はて (hate), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as はて, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はて.)
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Etymology 2
Attested from the Edo Period (1603-1868).
Pronunciation
Interjection
はて • (hate)
- dear me, wait a minute, well (at the start of a sentence), let me see
1942, Sasano Ken, editor, Nō kyōgen: Ōkura Torahiro-bon [Kyogen works of Okura Torahiro], page 160:
- ハテ、今から縄をなふて間に合ふ物か。
- Hate, ima kara nawa o nafute aida ni afu mono ka.
- Well, will it be possible to get rope now?
Usage notes
This interjection indicates doubt or surprise at something strange, and that the speaker is taking a moment to think about it.
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