What does ‘Ara ara’ mean in the context of anime?
Dude Changed status to publish February 9, 2022
Ara ara means “no response.”
You’re unlikely to see it written, since most Japanese people are perfectly aware of the meaning. It features in anime as often as we say “uh” or “um” in English when trying to think what to say next. The word literally means nothing – it’s derived from 了解 which means something like satisfied understanding or agreement but sounds more polite and less awkward sounding than 理解 (the distinction being that the latter starts with an ‘l’). In manga and anime it’s used by characters as they either feign ignorance, hedging their bets that nobody will ask.
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