やった

also: やったー · やったあ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

interjection

hooray; yay; yes!

An exclamation of joy, triumph, or relief when something goes well or as hoped. Casual and common in everyday speech.

試し験けんに合ごう格かくした

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I passed the exam! Hooray!

やった、明日あしたは休やすみだ！

Yay, tomorrow's a day off!

Related words

万ばん歳ざいN2
万歳 is a more formal or collective cheer often shouted with raised arms, while やった is a personal, spontaneous exclamation of joy.
よし
よし is a self-encouraging 'alright!' said before or during an action, while やった is a reaction to a good outcome that already happened.
イェイ
やった is the common native Japanese exclamation of joy, while イェイ is a casual loanword borrowed from English 'yay' used the same way.
わあN5
やった is used specifically to cheer a success or good news, whereas わあ (in its joyful sense) is a more general exclamation of excitement.

Opposites

しまったN3
しまった expresses dismay at a mistake or bad outcome, the opposite reaction to the joy expressed by やった.

Written forms

やったUsage2%
Standard hiragana spelling; the most common written form.
ヤッターUsage61%
search-only kana form
Katakana spelling with long vowel mark, conveying excitement or emphasis.
やったあUsage28%
search-only kana form
Variant with an extra あ, representing a drawn-out pronunciation.
ヤッタUsage9%

Etymology

Derived from the past tense of the verb やる (to do), literally meaning 'did it'. The interjection use developed from the sense of having accomplished something.

search-only kana form

Katakana spelling, sometimes used for stylistic effect.