List: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Words that phonetically imitate, resemble or suggest the source of the sound that it describes.
JLPT N1 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- exactly, just, precisely
- punctually, exactly on time
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb archaic
- surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
- sternly, severely
- having no slack, rigid, stiff, tight
- suddenly, abruptly, instantly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- brisk, lively, energetic
onomatopoeic or mimetic word ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic)
- squeak
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- creakingly, squeakingly, squealingly
- tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.)
- (drinking) all in one sweep
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- shrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding
- sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache)
- ice-cold, very cold
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- awkward (movements, speech, etc.), jerky, stiff, stilted
- strained (relations), sour
popular rarely used kanji form onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- notches, serration, indentation, jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
- notched, serrated, jagged, corrugated, milled
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.), cold, unfriendly, unsociable, edgy
- thin and bony, scrawny
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- snoringly