わず

Japanese

Alternative forms

• ワズ (wazu)

Etymology

Borrowed from English was

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠zɨ]

Phrase

わず • (wazu) 

1. (teenager, text messaging slang) was just in; just left; just did

   東(とう)京(きょう)わず

   Tōkyō wazu

   I was in Tokyo.

References

• Meaning of ワズ in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary
• ワズ（was）とは？ 意味・読み方・使い方をわかりやすく解説 - goo国語辞書 (in Japanese)