Onomatope are Japanese onomatopoeia. The language is full of them and it feels like new ones are being created all the time. Most of them seem to be made up of a one or two syllable “word” repeated twice. Some examples:
Weather
shin shin – quietly falling snow
kon kon – heavy snowfall
potsu potsu – rain that’s just starting
shito shito – soft, summer rain
para para – medium rain
zaa zaa zaa – downpour
Objects
sube sube – something smooth that feels good to the touch (skin or material)
tzuru tzuru – shiny and smooth, slippery (i.e. ice)
fua fua – something jello-like
beto beto – wet and sticky (ie. sticky rice)
pichi pichi – something smooth and tight (apparently used to describe a young woman’s body…)
Feelings
meso meso – whimpering
same zame – crying silently
wan wan – crying loudly
kuyo kuyo – being very disappointed in something
doki doki – nervousness or excitement, usually because of something good
hara hara – nervousness about something bad
I loved these … especially the one about peaches …
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i love how many different ones there are for rain.
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