はて

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of はて – see the following entries.
【果て】
[noun] the end, the limit
【涯】S
[noun] the end of the land: the shore
[noun] the end of the visible world: the horizon
(This term, はて, 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.)

Pronunciation

Interjection

はて • (hate) 

  1. dear me, wait a minute, well (at the start of a sentence), let me see
Usage notes

This interjection indicates surprise at something strange, and that the speaker is taking a moment to think about it.

Alternative forms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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