
Japanese mimetics – the sounds in manga and anime
Words that imitate sound and state – what they mean and what 濁点 does to them.
Pain
ずきずき, ちくちく, ひりひり, がんがん, きりきり, しくしく, ちかちか
Shivering, trembling and dizziness
くらくら, ぐらぐら, びりびり, ぶるぶる, がくがく, ふらふら, じんじん, ぞくぞく…
Tiredness and sleep
くたくた, へとへと, うとうと, すやすや, よろよろ, ぱんぱん
Body and feeling
ぺこぺこ, ぽかぽか, むかむか, むずむず, かっか, ぬくぬく, ぶよぶよ
Voicing pairs: き–し
きらきら, ぎらぎら, くしゃくしゃ, ぐしゃぐしゃ, くるくる, ぐるぐる, さらさら, ざらざら…
Voicing pairs: た–ほ
たらたら, だらだら, とろとろ, どろどろ, はらはら, ばらばら, ほろほろ, ぼろぼろ
Sound pairs: the か row
かさかさ, がさがさ, かたかた, がたがた, かちかち, がちがち, かちゃかちゃ, がちゃがちゃ…
Sound pairs: こ–と
こそこそ, ごそごそ, ころころ, ごろごろ, さわさわ, ざわざわ, しゃりしゃり, じゃりじゃり…
Where this comes from
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