やれやれ

Japanese

Etymology

Reduplication of やれ (yare).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やれやれ [yáꜜrèyàrè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ja̠ɾe̞ja̠ɾe̞]

Interjection

やれやれ • (yareyare)

oh, well (an exclamation or disappointment)
sigh (interjection used when one is tired)
thank goodness (interjection of relief)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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