フン

A generic sound indicating agreement or acceptance, or disagreement or skepticism. Compare English hm, hmm.

• ふむ (fumu), フム (fumu), ふうむ (fūmu), ふーむ (fūmu), フーム (fūmu), フーン (fūn)

• (Tokyo) フン [fùń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• (Tokyo) フ​ン [fúꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

フン (rōmaji fun)

1. (informal, affirmative) hm, uh-huh, yeah
2. (informal, negative) hmm, huh

Informal. When speaking with social strangers or superiors, one would use ええ (ē) or はい (hai) instead for affirmation, and ええ (ē) or あの (ano) for negation. Tone of voice and body language are also used to convey meaning.

• (affirmative): うん (un)
• (negative): ううん (ūn), へん (hen)

Borrowed from English Hun.[2][1]

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

フン (rōmaji Fun)

1. the Huns, the Hun ethnic group: a nomadic group of horse riders originating in Central Asia

May be more often encountered as the more specific compound フン族 (Funzoku).

• フン族 (ぞく) (Funzoku)
• 匈 (きょう)奴 (ど) (Kyōdo), 匈奴 (フンヌ) (Funnu)

Kanji reading.

• (Tokyo) フ​ン [fúꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

フン (hiragana ふん, rōmaji fun)

1. 糞: excrement, feces

Due to the complexity of the kanji character, this word is often spelled in kana instead, usually katakana to contrast visually with surrounding hiragana text.