Introduction
Japanese onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds, enhancing the expressiveness of the language. Here are some key points:
- Types: Onomatopoeia in Japanese can be categorized into two main types: 擬音語 (giongo), which imitates actual sounds (like animal noises), and 擬態語 (gitaigo), which represents states or conditions (like feelings or movements).
- Writing: These words are typically written in either hiragana or katakana. Hiragana is often used for softer sounds, while katakana is used for harder sounds or emphasis.
- Examples: Common examples include "ワンワン" (wan-wan) for a dog's bark and "ドキドキ" (doki-doki) for a heartbeat.
- Usage: Onomatopoeia adds vividness to descriptions in both spoken and written Japanese, making it a playful and poetic aspect of the language.
Japanese Onomatopoeia
Oh yeah, Of course it is so, Cheer up, that's average, It happens, It's possible, Don't worry, it happens
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with a single stroke, resolutely, drastically, completely
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being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; being nervous; trembling; shivering
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hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
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stickily; relentlessly
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soaked, drenched, sopping, soppy, wet; incessantly (raining), drizzling
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munching, crunching; scratching (an itch)
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ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; untidy; tousled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
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drip drip
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shrewd, smart, calculating, astute, sharp, cunning
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diligently, seriously, earnestly, reliably, steadily, legitimately; perfectly, properly, exactly, orderly, punctually, regularly
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loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
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feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
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drumming (noise), beating, pounding, banging, booming, stamping; rapidly, quickly, steadily
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dark, gloomy, overcast, gray; heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed
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heaps, a lot, plenty, oodles; with a thud
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gently, airily, fluffily
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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; staggering; tottering; reeling; dizzily; giddily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; indecisively; aimlessly; unconsciously; whimsically; without thinking
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aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
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with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; uninhabited; vacant; unoccupied; rough (personality, speech, etc.); unreserved; outspoken; boorish; ill-mannered
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to burst open, to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely, to do a 180
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glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
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oily; greasy; sticky
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with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with a scratching sound; with force; hard; vigorously; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; in a pushy manner; hard (e.g. food); stiff (e.g. clothing); inflexible; uncompromising; dyed-in-the-wool; hardcore; serio
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thundering; purring; grumbling (e.g. stomach); something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; commonplace; all over; idleness; idling about; having a foreign substance in (e.g. one's eye or stomach); thunder
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trouble; difficulties; dispute; quarrel; discord; dissension; confusion; disorder; mess; muddle
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pulpy, soppy; sloppy, untidy, in a disarray, chaotic
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winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying; twisting and turning
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soundly (sleeping), fast (asleep)
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simmering, boiling gently
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clearly, plainly, distinctly; to be clear, to be definite, to be certain, to be exact, to become clear, to clear up
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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; to be kept in suspense; to feel excited; to feel thrilled; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
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dead drunk, blotto
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foolishly (laughing); thoughtlessly (smiling); indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); frivolously; flippantly; thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy; flaring up; bursting into flames
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fluttering; flickering (light, flame, etc.)
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quiet (place), still, silent, deserted; inconspicuously, modestly, quietly
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comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
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to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
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more and more; all the more; increasingly; at last; finally; beyond doubt; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
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clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another; rapidly; plentifully; freely
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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted; scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened
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crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; edgily; irritably; scratching
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clearly, plainly, distinctly, decisively, flatly, definitely, resolutely
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glittering, sparkling, glistening, twinkling
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nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); suddenly; deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
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crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
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lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter)
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sneakily, secretly, stealthily
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thickly, heavily, richly; severely, strongly
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distinctly (standing out), clearly, in sharp relief, boldly
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whirling, revolving, spinning, going round and round; coiling around, winding around, rolling around
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so-so, passable; now, now
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sobbing; weeping; whimpering
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springy (texture), doughy, elastic
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mumbling, chewing one's words; chewing (food)
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springy (texture), puffy
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plump; chubby; voluptuous
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rising up, towering, billowing (e.g. clouds of smoke); plump, chubby, fat
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delicately, weakly, gently, supplely
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sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
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slimy
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carefree, at leisure
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slimy; slippery; greasy; clammy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
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slithering; wriggling
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timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
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shamelessly, acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
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in confusion, in a fluster, in bewilderment, in a dither, in a panic, all shook up, helplessly; sobbing, tearfully, trembling (voice)
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flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
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sound of typing on a keyboard
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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring; munching; gobbling
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gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); snapping into, biting into
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kapow, bang, slap, clap; bulging, filled to bursting
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crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; cracking; spirited; energetic; vigorous; brand-new and high quality (clothing); well-starched; crisp (bill)
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suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly; attractive; distinguished; showy; catching
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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; garrulously; volubly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy; weak
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licking
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bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; spunky; energetic; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
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with a flash, brightly, dazzlingly, sparklingly, brilliantly
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lively, energetic, full of life; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.)
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slapping, splashing, splatting, banging shut, flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
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tightly, closely; exactly, precisely
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to be plump; to be chubby
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tossing
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lightly; gaping wide
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(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly, with a snap
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in large drops
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dripping, trickling, drop by drop
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dots, spots; bit by bit, little by little, gradually
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sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food)
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abruptly, suddenly in a bad mood, in a huff
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lightly (floating), buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.)
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squishy, springy, bouncy
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hopping, skipping, lightly and repeatedly jumping
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crisp (not moist or juicy), crunchy, flaky (as in pastry); crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.)
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feeling refreshed, feeling relieved; neat, tidy, clean
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rustling, murmuring; fluently
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tightly (holding on); firmly; securely; reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
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quietly, softly, seriously, intimately, heart-to-heart; solemn, sad
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gently (raining), drizzling; moist, damp
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downheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently
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all, altogether, entirely, completely / exactly like, just like, spitting image of
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all, completely, totally, entirely, thoroughly
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smoothly; easily; readily
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smoothly, swiftly
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full, in plenty, ample
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drop-by-drop, dripping, dribbling, in a trickle; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments), in great profusion
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gleaming; shining; glistening
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briskly, quickly, promptly
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gleamingly, shinily
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sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering
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smooth, shiny, slick; slippery, greasy
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cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
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carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently
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tedious, boring, being fed up with
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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
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falling into a doze, dozing off, nodding off
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ecstatically, spellbound, with rapt attention; abstractedly, absentmindedly, absorbedly, vacantly
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itching to do something, impatient, sorely tempted, eager
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softly, mildly, gently, politely
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doddering, tottering, unsteady, shaky, decrepit, infirm, frail, feeble
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totteringly, with tottering steps
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locomotor ataxia, difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.), someone with this problem
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worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
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slowly, at ease, restful
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swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
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walking on frost, crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving
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noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
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