How to say "yeah" in Japanese

• うんJLPT N4approx.Common
  interjectionThe plain casual 'yeah': an informal affirmative for relaxed conversation, used when agreeing, acknowledging what someone says, or answering a casual question. This is the usual choice for an informal 'yes/yeah'.
  「コーヒーのお替かわりいる？」「うん、ぼくのは少すくなめ、弟おとうとのには多おおめについでね」↗

  "Do you want another cup of coffee?" "Sure, make mine on the small side but be generous with my brother's."
• ん
  interjectionCovers the same casual 'yeah' sense as うん: a very short affirmative, essentially a clipped うん, in relaxed speech. It is less common, and うん is almost always the word you want here.
• せやな
  expressionAn agreeing 'yeah' — 'yeah, that's right', 'yeah, you're right' — said when you accept or confirm what someone has told you. It is a Kansai (western Japan) dialect expression.
• そうね
  expressionA feminine soft 'yeah' of agreement or acceptance: going along with what someone says, or a mild 'oh well, OK' tone when accepting a situation. Used by female speakers in gentle conversation.
  「ええ、そうね」とスーザンが言葉ことばをさしはさむ。「私が電話でんわしたのは・・・」↗

  "Ah, that's true," Susan puts in, "I just wanted to call to ..."
• そうだね
  expressionA colloquial 'yeah' of agreement — 'yeah, I know', or 'sure' — used when responding to a remark or suggestion you accept, acknowledging the other person's point.

Use 「うん」 for a plain casual 'yeah'; 「ん」 is a shorter, less common variant of it; 「せやな」 agrees that something is right in Kansai speech; 「そうね」 is a feminine soft agreement, and 「そうだね」 a colloquial agreeing response.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• うんyes
• んyes
• せやなyeah
• そうねOh well
• そうだねsure
• うゆyes
• ほいyes
• 卍まんじwow
• 然しかyeah
• それそれyeah
• むyes
• 応おうaye