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:2026/01/06
えっへん
Hiragana
えっへん / えへん
Interjection
Japanese Meaning
威張ったり得意になったりしたときに、わざと咳払いをするさまを表す間投詞。 / 気取ったり、偉そうな態度をとったりするときの咳払いの声。 / 注意を引くため、あらたまって話し始めるときなどの咳払いの声。
Easy Japanese Meaning
せきばらいをするときや、じまんするときにのどをならすときの声
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
咳(清嗓、引起注意) / 哼(得意、洋洋自得)
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
清喉嚨的聲音 / 得意、自滿的哼聲
Korean Meaning
에헴! (목을 가다듬을 때) / 에헴! (으스대거나 우쭐할 때)
Vietnamese Meaning
tiếng hắng giọng để gây chú ý; a hèm! / tiếng hừ thể hiện đắc thắng, tự mãn
Tagalog Meaning
Ehem! (paglilinis ng lalamunan) / Hmp! (mapagmalaki o mayabang na pag-asta)
Sense(1)
ahem (clearing of the throat)
Sense(2)
hmph! (triumphant)
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ahem (clearing of the throat) / hmph! (triumphant)
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えっへん
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Ahem, let me start my presentation.
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えっへん、私の発表を始めさせていただきます。
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