List: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Words that phonetically imitate, resemble or suggest the source of the sound that it describes.
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) archaic
- slimy, slippery
- (moving) slowly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) adverb taking the と particle
- stickily, glutinously
- persistently, insistently, tenaciously, doggedly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- unconcernedly, nonchalantly, shamelessly, brazenly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- (move) slowly (e.g. walk), sluggishly, stolidly, ploddingly, heavily
JLPT N2 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- briskly, smartly, promptly, clearly, lucidly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) obsolete term archaic
- with a start, in surprise
- suddenly (realize, remember, etc.), all of a sudden
- puffing (air), with a puff
- suddenly (of a movement or change)
- standing out, being showy, being gaudy
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- rustling, flapping, fluttering
- unkempt (hair, etc.), loose, dishevelled
- dry
- decisively, with a whack
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- perfectly, right on the mark, spot on, bang on
- enough, sufficiently, thoroughly, completely
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.), roughly, with a rip
- (eating) with a crunch
- stiff, starchy, crisp
- (working) hard, energetically, vigorously, furiously
- with a series of loud, repeated sounds (e.g. firing a machine gun, revving an engine), with a lot of (continuous) noise
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth), gasping
- flapping (e.g. shoe sole), gaping open and shut
- heartily (eating), devouring, munching, gobbling