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.
- Last updated
- 9 Dec 2025, 1:20 p.m.
Wordinterjection
- a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Wordpopular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun adverb adverb taking the と particle
- to get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge, to fret, to lose patience
Wordpopular search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- falling into a doze, dozing off, nodding off
Wordpopular JLPT N2 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- restlessly, aimlessly, without purpose
- to loiter, to drift, to hang about doing nothing, to wander aimlessly, to be restless
- to be restless, to fuss, to be in a fidget
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- quacking, cackling, gaggling, croaking, squawking
- loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.), noisily
- with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker), with a crackling sound
Wordsearch-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word interjection adverb taking the と particle adverb
- crash, smash, crunch, bang
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- clattering, rattling
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- clickety-clack
Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adverb
- chattering (teeth)
- (frozen, worried) stiff
- rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious
- voracious (e.g. work, study), without slack or pause
Wordpopular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic)
- gulping down (a drink), guzzling, chugging
- sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)