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exclamation

HSK 10
ǎi, ài
アイ、ガイ
いき
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 愛 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (噯)
mouth+ love =
exclamation
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
love
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Simplified (嗳)
mouth+ fond =
interjection
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
ài fond
love, be fond of, like
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Notes
Chinese
/ [ǎi]
(interj. of disapproval)
/ [ài]
(interj. of regret)
Japanese
噯気 噫気 億尾 (irreg.) 噯木 (irreg.) おくび あいき 同音
noun usually kana belch; eructation; burp
Example Sentences