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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

はあはあする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

gasping; panting; out of breath

Mimetic word describing heavy breathing, often from exertion, excitement, or distress. Can be used adverbially or with する.

はあはあ(と)言いうto pant/say "haa haa" while out of breath
彼かれは坂さかを登のぼり切きって、はあはあと言いっていた。
After climbing the hill, he was panting, saying "haa haa."
はあはあしながら〈動どう詞し〉to do something while panting/gasping for breath
はあはあしながら最さい後ごまで走はしり続つづけた。
He kept running to the end, gasping for breath the whole way.
はあはあ息いきを切きらすto be out of breath, panting hard
駅えきまで走はしったので、はあはあ息いきを切きらしていた。
I was panting hard, having run to the station.

ぜーぜー
はあはあ describes ordinary heavy breathing from exertion, while ぜえぜえ suggests a more labored, raspy breath often linked to illness or extreme fatigue.

息いき切ぎれN1
はあはあ is a mimetic word imitating the sound/rhythm of panting, while 息切れ is a plain noun naming the symptom of shortness of breath itself.

はあはあUsage23%
Standard hiragana spelling for the onomatopoeic word.
ハァハァUsage36%
- ハァハァ
- はあはあ
  Katakana variant with small ァ, used for stylistic effect.
ハアハアUsage34%
Katakana variant, often used in manga or for emphasis.
ハーハーUsage7%
- ハーハー
- はあはあ
  Katakana variant with long vowel mark, common in informal writing.

Onomatopoeic word mimicking the sound of heavy breathing.