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のう
  1. [prt] [col]
    《at sentence-end; also freq. used in animation and foreign-language dubbing to indicate a person is old》
    • emphasis-adding particle
History:
    • A 2026-06-10 01:29:03 Jim Breen (id#2373217)
    • Comments
      A shorter note would be good.
    • A* 2026-06-09 20:01:16 (id#2373171)
    • Comments
      Copying note from じゃ entry
    • Refs
      Previous comments
    • Diff
      @@ -10 +10 @@
      -<s_inf>at sentence-end</s_inf>
      +<s_inf>at sentence-end; also freq. used in animation and foreign-language dubbing to indicate a person is old</s_inf>
    • A 2013-09-09 08:08:08 Rene Malenfant
    • Comments
      [col] is probably fine
    • Refs
      shinmeikai: 各地の方言
      daijr: 現在ではやや古めかしい言い方にのみ用いられる
      ===
      on the other hand:
      daijs: 現在では主に、方言として西日本で用いられる。
    • Diff
      @@ -9,0 +9,1 @@
      +<misc>&col;</misc>
      @@ -10,1 +11,0 @@
      -<dial>&ksb;</dial>
    • A* 2013-09-08 23:26:21 Marcus Richert
    • Comments
      I think the original comment is mostly on the money. I know 
      for sure that のう is the typical sentence-ending particle used 
      by old people in dubs (i.e. foreign and animated movies, etc.)
      I'd agree with removing the ksb-tag.
    • Refs
      daijs
      "◆「のう」は、もとは「なう」の形で中世後期以降用いられたが、近代以降は「ね」
      「ねえ」「なあ」が一般化し、現在では主に、方言として西日本で用いられる。"
    • A* 2013-09-07 00:47:58 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      None of my references mention that, and "I've been told" is not enough to change the entry. I'll leave this for Rene to see, as he did the original entry.
      (Koj & Daijirin don't mention Kansai.)
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