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 noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- possibly, perhaps, perchance
- unintentionally, accidentally
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily
- lanky, spindly, slender, frail
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb
- tall and thin, long and thin, lanky, spindly, gangly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- stinging (pain), smarting, tingling
onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- cool, chilly, feeling nice and cold
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- being afraid of, being fearful, being timid, being nervous
- trembling, shivering
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- stickily, relentlessly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun colloquial
- fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material)
- piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
- labia minora, inner lips
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb
- with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow), with a dip, with a bob, with a flutter
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- with a crack, with a snap, with a slam
- firmly, sharply, sternly
- precisely, properly, neatly, tidily