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List: Popular onomatopoeia

Japanese language is full of onomatopoeias. In this list you will find some of the most popular ones.

List: Popular onomatopoeia
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Japanese language is full of onomatopoeias. In this list you will find some of the most popular ones.
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7 Jun 2022, 7:34 p.m.
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9 Dec 2025, 1:20 p.m.
Showing 21 - 30 of 65 words for the list Popular onomatopoeia.
ใ“ใ‘ใ“ใฃใ“ใ†kokekokkou

Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  children's language  noun  noun (generic) 

  • cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters)
  • cockerel, rooster
ใ“ใใ“ใkosokoso

Wordpopular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the ใจ particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใ™ใ‚‹  verb (generic)  noun (generic) 

  • sneakily, secretly, stealthily, on the sly
ใ”ใผใ”ใผgobogobo

Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb taking the ใจ particle 

  • gurgling, burbling, bubbling, sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
ใ‚ณใƒญใ‚ณใƒญkorokoro

Wordpopular  search-only kana form  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb taking the ใจ particle  adverb  noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใ™ใ‚‹  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  noun 

  • lightly rolling (of a small and round thing)
  • pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter)
  • changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner
  • chubby, rounded
  • chirp chirp (sound of insects)
  • ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak
  • roller, lint roller, paint roller
ใ‚ดใƒญใ‚ดใƒญgorogoro

Wordpopular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the ใจ particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใ™ใ‚‹  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  intransitive verb  children's language  noun 

  • rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.), grumbling, growling, purring
  • rolling (of something large and heavy), tumbling
  • all over the place, everywhere, commonly, in great numbers
  • idly, lazily, slothfully
  • (uncomfortable feeling of) having a foreign substance in one's eye, stomach, etc.
  • thunder
ใ‚ณใƒณใ‚ณใƒณkonkon

Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the ใจ particle  children's language  noun  noun (generic) 

  • tap-tap, knock-knock, bang-bang
  • cough-cough
  • bark (of a fox), yelp, cry
  • heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
  • fox
ใ‚ถใƒผใ‚ถใƒผzaazaa

Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the ใจ particle 

  • (raining) heavily, (water rushing) plentily
  • with white noise, with a buzz
็ˆฝใ€…ใ•ใ‚ใ•ใ‚sawasawa

Wordsearch-only kanji form  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  usually written using kana alone  adverb  adverb taking the ใจ particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใ™ใ‚‹  verb (generic)  noun (generic) 

  • rustling
็‡ฆใ€…ใ•ใ‚“ใ•ใ‚“sansan

Wordrarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  ใŸใ‚‹ adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb taking the ใจ particle 

  • brilliant, bright
ใ—ใฐใ—ใฐshibashiba

Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใ™ใ‚‹  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  adverb 

  • (blinking) repeatedly

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