also: えと · えーと · えーっと · え〜と · ええと · ええっと · えーーっと · えーーーっと · えーーーーっと
interjection
let me see; well; errr; uhh
Filler used when pausing to think, recall, or hesitate. Equivalent to English 'let me see', 'well', 'err', or 'uh'. Very common in casual conversation.
えっと、何を言おうとしたんだっけ。
Let me see, what was I going to say?
えっと、明日の予定は…
Well, tomorrow's plans are...
Slightly shorter variant; less common than えっと.
Search-only variant with repeated vowel and geminate consonant.
Search-only variant with repeated vowel.
A natural hesitation sound; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is a common filler in spoken Japanese.