# おう
## Japanese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [o̞ː]

### Etymology 1
#### Interjection

おう • (ō)
* An informal greeting similar to hey. See also よう.
    おう、久(ひさ)しぶりだね。
       Ō, hisashiburi da ne.
       Hey, it's been a long time, hasn't it?
* An informal interjection similar to oh or oops.
    おう、しまった！
       Ō, shimatta!
       Oh, no!
* An informal affirmative response.
    「わかった？」「おう。」
       “Wakatta?” “Ō.”
       "You see?" "Got it."
    お、おう…
       O, ō…
       Uh, sure...

### Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of おう – see the following entries. :
| 【王】1 | [noun] a king, especially one who is not East Asian or was East Asian in pre-imperial times; in China and Vietnam, generally a king before Qin Shi Huangdi who invented the title 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”); in Korea, one of the many kings before the Korean Empire which was modeled after Japan's; in Japan, one of the rulers before Emperor Jinmu [noun] an East Asian queen regnant [noun] a nobility title for a Chinese or Vietnamese prince, bestowed on one of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”)'s adult sons, brothers, or nephews, especially as a coming-of-age title, generally comes with an estate ("principality"); compare 皇子 (ōji, “imperial princes”, especially pre-adult ones) and 公 (kō, “dukes”, an alternative used by certain dynasties) [noun] a Japanese prince's son (such princes include 親王 (shinnō) or 王 (ō) themselves) [affix] king |
| 【黄】2 | [affix] yellow |
| 【央】3 | [affix] centre, middle [affix] (US) Short for 央州 (“Oregon (a state of the United States)”). |
| 【央あたる】3 | [proper noun] a male given name Alternative spellings とおる, なかば, ひさし, ひろし, よう, なか |
| 【横】3 | [affix] sideways, horizontal [affix] self-willed; arbitrary; unrestrained and aggressive [affix] sudden; unexpected [affix] brimming |
| 【応】5 | [affix] respond, reply, answer (a question, call, etc.) [affix] accept, admit, agree, consent [affix] in accordance with [affix] adequate, balanced, fitting, suitable [noun] (rare) an acceptance, admittance, agreement, consent [proper noun] a surname |
| 【往】5 | [affix] to go to, to head for [affix] past, previous |
| 【桜】5 | [affix] cherry tree [affix] cherry tree that bears edible fruit [affix] (US) Short for サクラメント／桜府 (Sakuramento, “Sacramento (a city in California, United States)”). |
| 【皇】6 | [affix] emperor, mikado, tenno |
| 【凹】S | [affix] concave |
| 【押】S | [affix] to push; to press |
| 【旺】S | [affix] prosperous; vigorous |
| 【欧】S | [affix] Short for ヨーロッパ／欧羅巴 (Yōroppa, “Europe (a continent)”). [proper noun] Short for ヨーロッパ／欧羅巴 (Yōroppa, “Europe (a continent)”). |
| 【翁】S | [affix] old man [noun] old man; venerable gentleman [pronoun] (humble, used by elderly men) I; me [suffix] (honorific) venerable; old; father |
| 【墺】H | [affix] Short for オーストリア／墺太利 (Ōsutoria, “Austria (a country)”). |
| 【追う】 | [verb] to chase (after something) [verb] to drive (force into an area) [verb] to oust, to drive out, to exile, to expel [verb] to be pressed, to be put under pressure [verb] to pursue, to aspire to [verb] to follow in order, to follow a trend Alternative spelling 逐う |
| 【負う】 | [verb] to bear, to carry on one's back [verb] to assume or take a responsibility [verb] to be in a debt of gratitude [verb] to suffer an injury |
| 【生ふ】 | [verb] (of plants or trees, archaic) to grow large, spring up |
(This term, おう (ō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as おう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おう.) :
(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 殴, 奥, 鷗, 媼, 嘔, 懊, 謳, 鶯.)