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Learn Beginner Japanese: Onomatopoeia

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Japanese has a huge number of giongo and gitaigo—what we call onomatopoeia, like "bow-wow" for a dog barking. These words are fun to learn and will help you sound natural when speaking Japanese.
擬音語(ぎおんご)擬態語(ぎたいご) Onomatopoeia

(つぎ)   (なか)(はい)る、(ぎおんご)(ぎたいご)(なん)ですか。(なか)から、(えら)んでください。

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   ニャーニャー ()く。
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   ザーザー ()る。
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   ワンワン ほえる。
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ぱくぱく    
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げらげら    
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すらすら    
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しくしく    
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