Sound Words in Japanese: 99 Essential Sound and Action Words in Japanese

By Clay Boutwell and Yumi Boutwell

Struggling to sound natural in Japanese? Looking for a Japanese "text"book that's as fun as it is educational?
Learn how to use ninety-nine essential Japanese onomatopoeic sound words with this book and the included Anki flashcard deck and sound files.
Japanese has many words that symbolize sounds (onomatopoeia) or soundless actions or feelings (mimetic words).

There are two main types of these words:

擬音語 giongo—onomatopoeia [a word that imitates a sound.]

擬態語 gitaigo—ideophones or mimetic word [a word that mimics something that doesn’t make a sound.]

We have this in English too. Think of the 1960s’ Batman TV series. Bang! POW! Boom! Or the sounds animals make but really aren’t very representative. Bow-wow. Chirp. Cluck cluck. These are all English examples of giongo. What about gitaigo? We don’t use words that mimic non-sounds too much, but there are a few in English: twinkle twinkle, glimmer, and willy-nilly.
Each of the ninety-nine entries begins with the target word itself and several English definitions. This is followed by a single example sentence showing usage. At the bottom of the page are some notes either about the word itself or the example sentence.
We are also including, for no extra charge, an Anki flashcard deck of all the words. Find the download link on the last page of the book.

Covers 99 key Japanese onomatopoeia

Includes example sentences with each sound word

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Kotoba Inc
• Release date: Aug 4, 2022
• ISBN: 197458092X

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INTRODUCTION

SOUND & ACTION WORDS IN JAPANESE

99 Essential Sound and Action Words

in Japanese

Clay & Yumi Boutwell

Copyright © 2017-2022 Clay Boutwell

All rights reserved.

ISBN-13: 978-1974580927

ISBN-10: 197458092X

Each issue has downloadable eBooks in PDF, ePub, and Kindle MOBI formats. All Japanese have sound files—including slow and regular speed versions for the stories.

Learn more by going to:

www.MakotoPlus.com

INTRODUCTION vi

あつあつ 10

いきいき 11

いじいじ 12

いそいそ 13

いやいや 14

いよいよ 15

うずうず 16

うとうと 17

うろうろ 18

おたおた 19

おどおど 20

かちかち 21

がつがつ 22

がみがみ 23

かんかん 24

ぎゅうぎゅう 25

きょろきょろ 26

ぎらぎら 27

ぐいぐい 28

ぐずぐず 29

くたくた 30

ぐちゃぐちゃ 31

くどくど 32

くねくね 33

くよくよ 34

くらくら 35

くるくる 36

ぐるぐる 37

ぐんぐん 38

けちけち 39

けばけば 40

げらげら 41

ごちゃごちゃ 42

こつこつ 43

ころころ 44

こわごわ 45

ごわごわ 46

ざあざあ 47

ざくざく 48

さばさば 49

さむざむ 50

しくしく 51

しぶしぶ 52

しみじみ 53

じゃぶじゃぶ 54

じりじり 55

じろじろ 56

すいすい 57

ずきずき 58

すくすく 59

ずけずけ 60

ずたずた 61

すやすや 62

すらすら 63

すれすれ 64

せかせか 65

ぞくぞく 66

そわそわ 67

だぶだぶ 68

ちくちく 69

つるつる 70

どきどき 71

とんとん 72

にこにこ 73

ねばねば 74

ぱくぱく 75

ばたばた 76

ばらばら 77

ぴかぴか 78

びしょびしょ 79

ぶつぶつ 80

いちいち 81

いらいら 82

うきうき 83

がぶがぶ 84

つやつや 85

べたべた 86

びりびり 87

ぼろぼろ 88

へとへと 89

ひそひそ 90

ひやひや 91

むしむし 92

ぺらぺら 93

ぺろぺろ 94

ぴょんぴょん 95

わくわく 96

ゆらゆら 97

しずしず 98

たらたら 99

はらはら 100

ぺこぺこ 101

みえみえ 102

むかむか 103

むずむず 104

むんむん 105

もりもり 106

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