List: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Words that phonetically imitate, resemble or suggest the source of the sound that it describes.
search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word dated term adverb
- suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.), abruptly (happen), unexpectedly, looming (e.g. out of the dark)
obsolete reading search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.), abruptly (protrude), unexpectedly
search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- bumping into (each other)
search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word colloquial adverb
- tweeting (of a bird), chirping
- noisily (talking)
search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle
- with a start, with a jump
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle
- kapow (sound of a gunshot), pew pew
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle
- buzzing (e.g. of insects), chirring
- whirring (e.g. of a reel), humming (of electronics), hissing, fizzing
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- collapsing, losing strength, slumping, losing balance
search-only kana form onomatopoeic or mimetic word vulgar expression or word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- with a splurt (of a liquid, esp. semen), spurting, gushing out
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb
- gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth), with a grinding sound, with a creak