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 noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- slow, sluggish, dim-witted
- bushy (hair), thick
- unfashionable, lacking style
onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun noun (generic)
- squeezing, hug, hugging
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb
- whirr, hum, buzz
- whoosh, woosh, whiz
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- bop, pow, bonk, thump
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle
- clank-clank, clang-clang, clattering
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle adverb
- with a bump, with a clunk
- yelp (e.g. of a fox), bark, howl
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle
- with a loud, shrill laugh, with a cackle, (laughing) wildly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- bang, clang
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the と particle
- with a snap, (break) cleanly
- (rejecting) sternly, flatly
- smartly, (dressing up) well