Onomatopoeia Flashcards

Learn Japanese onomatopoeia

1
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ブツブツ

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Bumpy

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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

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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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キャー
Screaming
26
ズルズル
Slurping loudly
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ニコニコ
To smile at (something funny)
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ジロジロ
To stare intently
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ガブガブ
To guzzle a drink
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パラパラ
Light, scattered rain, or flipping through the pages of a book.
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リンリン
The sound of ringing
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ゴロゴロ
Thunder rumbling/Large objects rolling
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ザーザー
Heavy rain
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ゴボゴボ
Gushing water
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ガタンガトン
The sound of a train clacking along
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ガシャン
Crash
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カタカタ
Click-clack/Typing
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サワサワ
Rustling
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キラキラ
Sparkling
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グルグル
Dizzy
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ぺとぺと
Feeling sticky with sweat
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びっしょり
To be soaked
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ピカピカ
To shine
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ムシムシ
Humid
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ピリピリ
Spicy, hot sensation
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べとべと
Sticky
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ダラダラ
Lazily
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ほかほか
Steamy, warm food
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ドキドキ
Heart racing with excitement or nervousness
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むかむか
Nauseated
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いらいら
Irritated
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びっくり
Shocked/Surprised
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のろのろ
To feel lazy
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ぼろぼろ
To feel mentally drained
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むすっ
Pouting
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るんるん
Humming happily
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やきもき
So worried you can't calm down
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むくむく
Thinking up an idea/Inspiration hits
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グルグル
To spin around
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ゆっくり
To do something slowly
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ウロウロ
Wandering around
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スタスタ
Brisk walk
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こてっ
Nodding off to sleep
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カバっ
Waking up with a start
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ガチガチ
Teeth chattering
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しばしば
Blinking rapidly
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カバカバ
Quickly chowing down on your food
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擬音語 | ぎおんご
Sounds made by non-living things
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擬態語 | ぎたいご
Sounds that describe states of being, like feeling sticky with sweat or muggy weather
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擬声語 | ぎせいご
Sounds from living things
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儀用語 | ぎようご
Sounds that express descriptive movement that we would normally consider verbs in English
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儀情語 | ぎじょうご
Describe feelings, like a shiver down your spine when you get an eerie feeling