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Curious Katakana Words 2

Last time we looked at foreign expressions that make up a portion of Curious Katakana Words. Today we explore some useful onomatopoeic words you can use to really express yourself!

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Gachigori – ガチゴリ

Have you chomped down on Gachigori before? It’s made up of two onomatopoeic words combined together for maximum effect. Can you guess what?

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Expressing Feelings In Japanese

Expressing feelings in Japanese is sometimes as simple as just stating the obvious – ‘I’m happy’ (嬉しい!). But quite often we hear many colourful variations that range from onomatopoeic words to verbs and even different dialects! Here are a few of them.

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