よいしょ

Japanese

Interjection

よいしょ (rōmaji yoisho)

  1. interjection used when someone is sitting down or picking up something heavy
    • 1998, Kazuko Shikita, Oigokoro no honne [Truth of an aged heart]‎, Hajime ni [Introduction]:
      毎日 (まいにち)、生 (い)きていくというすごいエネルギーのいる仕事 (しごと)を、“どっこいしょ”、“よいしょ”とか言 (い)って気 (き)合 (あ)いを入 (い)れてこなしつつ、暮 (く)らしているのです。
      Mainichi, ikiteiku to iu sugoi enerugī no iru shigoto o, “dokkoisho”, “yoisho” toka itte kiai o irete konashi tsutsu, kurashite-iru no desu.
      Every day, continuing this high-energy job called living makes me cry dokkoisho, yoisho, and so on, just getting along.
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