Giseigo/gitaigo - Sound Symbolisms Flashcards
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ころころ
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Rolls (small object)
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きらきら
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Sparkling
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ぽたぽた
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Drips (small amount of liquid)
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ぎらぎら
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Dazzle
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ごろごろ
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Rolls (heavy object)
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ぼたぼた
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Drips (large amount of liquid)
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ぽっくり
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Suddenly
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するする
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Smoothly
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しとしと
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Quietly
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いろいろ
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Various
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あつあつ
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Looks piping hot, couple who are head over heals in love
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あっぷあっぷ
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Almost drowning, in trouble or difficulty
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いきいき
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Someone or something that is full of life
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いちいち
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One by one. In detail. Persistently.
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いやいや
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Reluctantly, with a heavy heart
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いよいよ
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At last, even more
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うじうじ
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Hesitant, irresolute
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うとうと
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Dozing, napping
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おろおろ
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Confused and doesn’t know what to do
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がくがく
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Loose, body part trembling
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がつがつ
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Eating greedily, crave
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がぷがぷ
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Gulping down large drink
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がみがみ
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Describes someone nagging, griping
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がやがや
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Noisy situation, many people speaking at the same time
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かんかん
In a rage, burning sun or coal
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ぐいぐい
Doing something forcefully and continueously
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くるくる
Small objective spinning, someone who is quick at moving it coming up with ideas
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ぐるぐる
Something spinning round and round
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ぐんぐん
Something progressing or growing very rapidly
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げらげら
Guffawing loudly
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ざあざあ
Describes the sound of pouring rain
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さむさむ
Cold bleak scene. Wintry. Desolate.
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しくしく
Describes someone weeping. Sobbing. Dull pain.
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しずしず
Acting or moving quietly, gracefully
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じどじど
Unpleasantly hot and damp atmosphere, sweaty
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じろじろ
Someone staring rudely
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じわじわ
Advancing slowly but steadily
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すいすい
Moving smoothly and easily though something
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ずきずき
Throbbing pain, heartbreak
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すくすく
Growing healthily and steadily
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すやすや
Sleeping peacefully, soundly
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そろそろ
Doing something slowly and quietly,
Or,
A time that is approaching, on the brink of
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たらたら
Liquid dripping, endless complaining
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つやつや
Shiny surface, glossy
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どきどき
Pounding heart, beating fast
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にこにこ
Smiling happily
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にょろにょろ
Long and thin, like a snake, moving along with a wriggling motion
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ばたばた
Sound of flag or banner flapping in wind, objects falling down in succession, things taking place in rapid succession
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はらはら
Being anxious about how things are going to turn out, apprehensive
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ばらばら
Things scattered about or something that constituted a whole but has broken up
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ぴかぴか
Sparkling, glittering. Brand new.
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ひそひそ
Whispering
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へとへと
Exhausted
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ぺらぺら
Chattering away, speaking fluently in foreign language
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ぽたぽた
Dripping water
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むかむか
Feeling sick, quasy, a surge of anger
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むしむし
Hot humid weather, muggy
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めそめそ
Sobbing
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ゆらゆら
Swaying, swinging, rolling, wobbling
