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.
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb children's language noun noun (generic)
- cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters)
- cockerel, rooster
Wordpopular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- sneakily, secretly, stealthily, on the sly
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the ใจ particle
- gurgling, burbling, bubbling, sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
Wordpopular search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the ใจ particle adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ 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
Wordpopular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ 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
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ 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
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle
- (raining) heavily, (water rushing) plentily
- with white noise, with a buzz
Wordsearch-only kanji form onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- rustling
Wordrarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone ใใ adjective adjective (generic) adverb taking the ใจ particle
- brilliant, bright
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) adverb
- (blinking) repeatedly