Vocabulary

What does ええ (ee) mean?

ええ means yes, yeah.

Quick facts
Readingええ
Romajiee
Part of speechinterjection
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ええ
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonee

yes, yeah

GenkiGenki 1
  1. 1interjection yes; that is correct; right
  2. 2interjection um; errr; well
  3. 3interjection huh?
  4. 4interjection grrr; gah; must I?
  5. 5adj-f good

Example sentences

  • Yes, that's right.

  • Yes, it's fine.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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