わい

Also written わえ

Meanings

1. Particle indicates emotion or exclamation (at sentence end; used chiefly by the elderly) See also: 我 (われ).
2. hey; you (dialectal; at sentence end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, warning, etc.) See also: 夜 (よる).

Words containing わい

• かわいい子には旅をさせよ (かわいいこにはたびをさせよ) spare the rod and spoil the child
• 枯れ木も山の賑わい (かれきもやまのにぎわい) half a loaf is better than none

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