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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

あら

N1
ara
  1. oh
  2. ah
  3. saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
interjection

Chinese meanings

哎呀;啊

Examples

  • あら、アンジェラと呼よんでください。
    Oh, please call me Angela.
    啊,请叫我安吉拉。
  • あら、かっこよく決きめているわね。
    Wow, you're dressed to kill.
    哎呀,打扮得很帅气呢。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('64eb41fae7'); // あら
{
  "id": "64eb41fae7",
  "word": "あら",
  "reading": "あら",
  "romaji": "ara",
  "meanings": [
    "oh",
    "ah",
    "saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "int"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1000520,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あら、アンジェラと呼んでください。",
      "furigana": "あら、アンジェラと{呼|よ}んでください。",
      "en": "Oh, please call me Angela.",
      "tatoeba_id": 230079
    },
    {
      "ja": "あら、かっこよく決めているわね。",
      "furigana": "あら、かっこよく{決|き}めているわね。",
      "en": "Wow, you're dressed to kill.",
      "tatoeba_id": 230078
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "8bb29a8ebffb51004c59165d89ddf88aa3719b1ea91232615895e4c781618903",
    "meanings": [
      "哎呀",
      "啊"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あら、アンジェラと呼んでください。",
        "zh": "啊,请叫我安吉拉。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "あら、かっこよく決めているわね。",
        "zh": "哎呀,打扮得很帅气呢。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/64eb41fae7",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1000520; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "99e76acbda6c07aab2bb19e47d319ebac84185bac87510d2ac3982acef0e6f42",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}