はて
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]For pronunciation and definitions of はて – see the following entries. | ||
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(This term, はて (hate), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as はて, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はて.) |
Etymology 2
[edit]Attested from the Edo Period (1603-1868).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]- dear me, wait a minute, well (at the start of a sentence), let me see
- 1942, Sasano Ken, editor, Nō kyōgen: Ōkura Torahiro-bon [Kyogen works of Okura Torahiro], page 160:
- ハテ、
今 から縄 をなふて間 に合 ふ物 か。- Hate, ima kara nawa o nafute aida ni afu mono ka.
- Well, will it be possible to get rope now?
- ハテ、
Usage notes
[edit]This interjection indicates doubt or surprise at something strange, and that the speaker is taking a moment to think about it.
Alternative forms
[edit]- はてな (hatena)