You know.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /juː nəʊ/
  • (Northumbria) IPA: /jɪ naː/, /jə naː/
• (General American) IPA: /ju noʊ/

間投詞

you know

1. (informal) Expression signifying a pause or hesitation.
   • 2002 December 15, “Interview with David Beckham”, in Breakfast with Frost‎, spoken by David Beckham, via BBC:

     I don’t usually get nervous in games and, you know, taking free kicks and penalties but that’s the first time I’ve been that nervous in, in a game, where I have to, I’m in a situation where I’m, you know […]

   • 2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Jesse (Ethan Hawke):

     Once, I remember, I was watching the twins on a trampoline, you know, and they looked so beautiful, and I was happy because they were happy, you know.

2. (informal) Expression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed.

   A: I can’t go to the party because... you know...
   B: Your mom is still mad at you, huh?
   A: Yeah...

3. (informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement.

   But I guess that's life, you know?

   I just wasn't into it, you know?

   • 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 198:

     This was already a fresh departure for me. I was not used to get things that way, you know.

   • 2024 January 29 [2024 January 26], Tim Lee, Ray Chung, quoting Brendan Kavanagh, “London YouTuber hid in van, received death threats after piano face-off”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., Radio Free Asia‎, archived from the original on 29 January 2024:

     "I heard Winnie the Pooh was like garlic to a vampire to the Chinese commies," he said. "Popular arts and music, poetry, dancing and singing is a threat to those in power, and I'm really trying to bring back that rock-and-roll rebellious spirit into music, you know."

4. (informal) Used to introduce information.

   You know, he's actually pretty nice.

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Engineering, SSV Normandy:

     Tali: You know, there's always a few who go on their Pilgrimages and never return. I always assumed something bad happened to them, but maybe they just wanted a different life.

   • 2016, Voice of America, Learning English‎ (public domain), archived from the original on 25 September 2017:

     You know, Pete, I am new to D.C. The city is big. — Yeah. But you learn a little more every day.

5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you,‎ know.

別の表記

• y'know, yunno (slang, pronunciation spelling)

同意語

• (generic fillers): right, like; er, erm, um
• (confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement): you see, do you know what I'm saying, you know what I'm saying, right, eh, don't you know

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参照

Further reading

• “you know”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “you know” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.