also: わあっ · わっ
わあっ、びっくりした！
Eek, you startled me!
yeah!; alright!; hurray!
Used to express joy, excitement, or approval, often in a celebratory context.
わあ、やった！合格だ！
Yeah, I did it! I passed!
えーん mimics a child's whimpering cry, while わあ (in its crying sense) is a louder, more sudden wail.
わあ is a general exclamation of surprise or delight, while ふう in its excited sense is more like a celebratory 'whoo' after achieving something.
わっと is an adverb describing crying or shouting suddenly and loudly, while わあ is the interjection itself.
Standard kana spelling for the interjection.
Shortened emphatic variant, common in casual speech.
Emphatic variant with a glottal stop, often used for sudden exclamations.
A natural exclamation; the origin is uncertain, likely sound-symbolic.