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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…

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