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Common Japanese Conversational Fillers

Common Japanese Conversational Fillers
Filler words Japanese

No. Japanese Romaji Meaning
1 あのー anoo Uh
2 とにかく tonikaku Anyway
3 つまり tsumari In other words
4 まあ maa Well
5 なんか nanka Kind of
6 えーっと eetto Umm
7 ていうか te iu ka I mean
8 それで sorede So
9 あのさ ano sa Hey, let’s see
10 なるほど naruhodo I see
11 うーん uuun Hmm
12 では dewa Then, well then
13 それで? sorede? And then?
14 そうそう sou sou Yeah / Exactly
15 うんうん un-un Uh-huh

 

Japanese Filler Words (with examples)

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