Category: Onomatopoeia / Mimesis
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Tight – パツパツ
日本人の会話の中で「ぱつぱつ/ぱっつんぱっつん」って聞いたことありませんか？？ Have you ever heard of ぱつぱつ/ぱっつんぱっつん in conversation with Japanese people?
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Fuming Mad – 激おこぷんぷん丸
One of the buzzwords of 2013 in Japan was the rather bizarre word 激おこぷんぷん丸. Originating from Japanese schoolgrils, the word made its way onto the internet and spawned an intriging new meme. Let’s break the word down!
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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.