Onomatopoeia Flashcards

Learn Japanese onomatopoeia

1
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ブツブツ

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Bumpy

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2
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わくわく

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Excited

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3
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いそいそ

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Enthusiastic

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4
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ぺらぺら

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Fluently speaking

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5
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はっと

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Gasp

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6
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ぞっと

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Shivers down your spine

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7
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グーグー

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Snoring

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8
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のそり

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Walk lazily

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9
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しょんぼり

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Crestfallen/Dejected

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10
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ゴンゴン

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Banging

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11
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ワンワン

A

Woof woof

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12
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ニャーニャー

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Meow meow

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13
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モーモー

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Moo moo

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14
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ヒヒーン

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Neigh neigh

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15
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ブーブー

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Oink oink

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16
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コケコッコー

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Cockadoodledoo

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17
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ケロケロ

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Ribbit ribbit

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18
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ウキウキ

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Oo-oo-ah-ah (monkey)
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Cheerful

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19
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ブーン

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Buzz buzz (flying insects)

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20
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コンコン

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Fox sound

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21
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コホンコホン

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A light cough

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22
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クシュ

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Sneezing

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23
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ワイワイ

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Children playing/People talking noisily

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24
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コソコソ

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Secret whispering
Sneakily

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25
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キャー

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Screaming

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26
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ズルズル

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Slurping loudly

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27
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ニコニコ

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To smile at (something funny)

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28
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ジロジロ

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To stare intently

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29
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ガブガブ

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To guzzle a drink

30
Q

パラパラ

A

Light, scattered rain, or flipping through the pages of a book.

31
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リンリン

A

The sound of ringing

32
Q

ゴロゴロ

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Thunder rumbling/Large objects rolling

33
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ザーザー

A

Heavy rain

34
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ゴボゴボ

A

Gushing water

35
Q

ガタンガトン

A

The sound of a train clacking along

36
Q

ガシャン

A

Crash

37
Q

カタカタ

A

Click-clack/Typing

38
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サワサワ

A

Rustling

39
Q

キラキラ

A

Sparkling

40
Q

グルグル

A

Dizzy

41
Q

ぺとぺと

A

Feeling sticky with sweat

42
Q

びっしょり

A

To be soaked

43
Q

ピカピカ

A

To shine

44
Q

ムシムシ

A

Humid

45
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ピリピリ

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Spicy, hot sensation

46
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べとべと

A

Sticky

47
Q

ダラダラ

A

Lazily

48
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ほかほか

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Steamy, warm food

49
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ドキドキ

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Heart racing with excitement or nervousness

50
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むかむか

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Nauseated

51
Q

いらいら

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Irritated

52
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びっくり

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Shocked/Surprised

53
Q

のろのろ

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To feel lazy

54
Q

ぼろぼろ

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To feel mentally drained

55
Q

むすっ

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Pouting

56
Q

るんるん

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Humming happily

57
Q

やきもき

A

So worried you can’t calm down

58
Q

むくむく

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Thinking up an idea/Inspiration hits

59
Q

グルグル

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To spin around

60
Q

ゆっくり

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To do something slowly

61
Q

ウロウロ

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Wandering around

62
Q

スタスタ

A

Brisk walk

63
Q

こてっ

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Nodding off to sleep

64
Q

カバっ

A

Waking up with a start

65
Q

ガチガチ

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Teeth chattering

66
Q

しばしば

A

Blinking rapidly

67
Q

カバカバ

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Quickly chowing down on your food

68
Q

擬音語

ぎおんご

A

Sounds made by non-living things

69
Q

擬態語

ぎたいご

A

Sounds that describe states of being, like feeling sticky with sweat or muggy weather

70
Q

擬声語

ぎせいご

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Sounds from living things

71
Q

儀用語

ぎようご

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Sounds that express descriptive movement that we would normally consider verbs in English

72
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儀情語

ぎじょうご

A

Describe feelings, like a shiver down your spine when you get an eerie feeling