Japanese Onomatopoeias
Japanese onomatopoeias for J-B.
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- いらいら
- Irritated or angry because things are not going as desired.
- うきうき
- Happy and excited, in a buoyant mood.
- じろじろ
- Staring rudely.
- はらはら
- 1. Anxious about how things are going to turn out. Apprehensive. 2. Petals or tears falling gently. Trickling down.
- ばらばら
- 1. Sound of acorns or hailstones falling to the ground. 2. Things scattered about or something that constituted a whole but has broken up. In bits and pieces. 3. Lacks unity. Disjointed. In disorder.
- びしょびしょ
- Sopping wet. Soaking. Wet through.
- ぴょんぴょん
- Hopping or skipping agilely.
- ぶるぶる
- Shaking, trembling, quaking. Also used to describe someone's body shivering from cold or fear.
- ぺらぺら
- 1. Chattering away frivolously, glibly. 2. Speaking fluently in a foreign language. 3. Leafing/thumbing through a book. 4. Thin and cheap looking cloth or wooden boards.
- ぼさぼさ
- Unkempt, ruffled hair. Also used to describe the ragged tip of a broom or paintbrush.
- うろうろ
- Wandering about aimlessly, loafing around, hanging around, someone who has lost sight of their goal.
- しくしく
- 1. Weeping, sobbing. 2. Dull pain, often a stomach or toothache.
- ぐずぐず
- 1. Sluggish, dillydallying behaviour. 2. Something uncertain, such as the weather. 3. Grumbling or complaining. 4. Loose, something that lost its shape.
- つるつる
- 1. A smooth surface, polished. Slipping on a smooth surface. 2. Sound made by slurping noodles.
- どきどき
- Beating heart. Punding, palpitating, thumping, going fast.
- にこにこ
- Smiling happily. All smiles.
- ぬるぬる
- Shiny and slippery.
- ぴかぴか
- Sparkling, glittering, shining. Brand new.
- ぺろぺろ
- Licking, sticking your tongue out and moving it around.
- わくわく
- Thrilled. Bursting with excitement in anticipation of something.