What does “mu” mean as an interjection?












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I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?



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    Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

    – Aeon Akechi
    15 hours ago






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    Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

    – broccoli forest
    7 hours ago











  • Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

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I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?



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    Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

    – Aeon Akechi
    15 hours ago






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    Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

    – broccoli forest
    7 hours ago











  • Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

    – broccoli forest
    7 hours ago














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I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?



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I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?



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    Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

    – Aeon Akechi
    15 hours ago






  • 1





    Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

    – broccoli forest
    7 hours ago











  • Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

    – broccoli forest
    7 hours ago














  • 1





    Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

    – Aeon Akechi
    15 hours ago






  • 1





    Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

    – broccoli forest
    7 hours ago











  • Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

    – broccoli forest
    7 hours ago








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Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

– Aeon Akechi
15 hours ago





Pronounce it like an upset 'Mmm'.

– Aeon Akechi
15 hours ago




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Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

– broccoli forest
7 hours ago





Possible duplicate of Is む sometimes pronounced more like ん?

– broccoli forest
7 hours ago













Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

– broccoli forest
7 hours ago





Kind of related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/47235/7810

– broccoli forest
7 hours ago










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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.






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  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

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    17 hours ago













  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

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  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    16 hours ago











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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.






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  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    17 hours ago











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    16 hours ago
















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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.






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  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

    – V2Blast
    17 hours ago













  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    17 hours ago











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    16 hours ago














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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.






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I love this comic too. Mu mu mu expresses frustration in a calm way.







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  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

    – V2Blast
    17 hours ago













  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    17 hours ago











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    16 hours ago



















  • You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

    – V2Blast
    17 hours ago













  • I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

    – suzuki
    17 hours ago











  • We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

    – BJCUAI
    16 hours ago

















You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

– V2Blast
17 hours ago







You should cite a dictionary entry or something to support your answer.

– V2Blast
17 hours ago















I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

– suzuki
17 hours ago





I think this expression is too casual to be on list of dictionaries. But as a native speaker of Japanese and a fan of this comic I think this phrase conveys such meaning.

– suzuki
17 hours ago













We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

– BJCUAI
16 hours ago





We westerners tend to be agitated when experiencing frustration.

– BJCUAI
16 hours ago


















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