二つ返事

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	返	事
ふた Grade: 1	へん Grade: 3	じ Grade: 3
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

Referring to the action of saying はい (hai, “yes”) twice, as はいはい (hai hai, “Yes! Yes!”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝta̠t͡sɨᵝ hẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

二(ふた)つ返(へん)事(じ) • (futatsu henji) 

1. quick and eager agreement