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What is the meaning of Ototo?

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Owen Barnes

Published Mar 11, 2026

What is the meaning of Ototo?

When we say “hear, hear!” in English, what we mean is “I concur!” In Yiddish, though, “here, here, here!” (“at-at-at”) has become the Hebrew “ototo” (oh-toh-TOH), meaning “right away.” Ototo is more immediate than “now” (“akshav”) and arguably even than “immediately” (“miyad”). It’s more like “any second now.”

What do you call your little brother in Japan?

弟 (Otouto) – (One’s) Younger Brother 弟 (otouto) means little brother in Japanese. It is always used when talking about your little brother (to someone else). Japanese people may call their older brothers onii-san, but they will always refer to their younger brothers by name and never by otouto-san.

What does Okaasan mean in Japanese?

Mother
English translation:Mother, Father. Explanation: okaasan: mother/Mum. otoosan: father/Dad.

Do you say apple in Japanese?

Apple, in Japanese, is “ringo”. Without going into prosody, you’d pronounce it as “REEN-go”.

What is older brother in Japanese hiragana?

Ani – “Big Brother”; Oniisan – Someone Else’s Older Brother Kanji: 兄 // Hiragana: あに Kanji: お兄さん // Hiragana: おにいさん

What does Ane San mean?

“Ane-san” is an old-fashioned Tokyo way of calling “(o)ne-san”. My grandmother used to use this term all the time when she refered to her own elder sister or other people’s elder sisters. She is from a respectful civil servant family, by the way.

How do you say LOL in Japanese?

“W” is the equivalent to “lol.” The “w” is short for 笑う (わらう – to laugh). You’ll also see the kanji character 笑 (わらい– laugh) used pretty often. I find that 笑 is more mature sounding (think of “hahaha” vs. “lololol”), and in my experience I’ve seen more guys use 笑 over “w”.

How do you say Banana in Japanese?

Starts here1:43Pronouncing “Banana” in Japanese – YouTubeYouTube

What is white in Japanese hiragana?

Nouns for Basic Colors in Japanese

EnglishJapaneseRomaji
Brown茶色/ブラウンChairo/Buraun
Grey灰色/グレイHaiiro/Gurei
Black黒/ブラックKuro/Burakku
White白/ホワイトShiro/Howaito