List: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Words that phonetically imitate, resemble or suggest the source of the sound that it describes.
popular JLPT N2 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- lightly (floating, drifting, etc.), buoyantly
- soft, fluffy, spongy
- unsteadily, flightily, fickly, frivolously
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) adverb adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic) archaic
- to be careless, to be inattentive, to be absentminded, to be slow
- long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled)
- flaring up (fire), rising (e.g. steam)
popular interjection onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- hey!, wait a minute!, whoa!
- boohoo, waaaa
popular JLPT N3 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- sweetly (smiling), broadly (grinning)
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- meow, miaow
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- turning round, going around, turning about, rotating
- surrounding, encircling
popular JLPT N2 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb
- in a row, in a line
popular JLPT N2 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- diligently, assiduously, industriously, beavering away
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb
- fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- comfortable, easy, calm, relaxed
- loose, spacious