Vocabulary

What does おおい (ooi) mean?

おおい means hey, oi (calling out).

Quick facts
Readingおおい
Romajiooi
Part of speechinterjection
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
おおい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonooi

hey, oi (calling out)

  1. 1interjection hey!; oi!; ahoy!

Example sentences

  • Hey, wait for me!

  • Hey, what are you doing over there?

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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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