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Japanese Onomatopoeia Part 2 Posted by Ginny on Jun 4, 2009
Alright, so this time around we’re going to look at the Japanese onomatopoeia that are called gitaigo (擬態語). Unlike giseigo (擬声語), which is what I discussed last post, gitaigo (擬態語) is the type of onomatopoeia that describes psychological conditions and physical states. ドキドキ : doki doki (describes nervousness) ピリピリ : piri piri (describes someone who…
Japanese Onomatopoeia Posted by Ginny on Jun 1, 2009
There are different types of Japanese onomatopoeia. Today we’re going to just focus on one of the onomatopoeia. I’ll do another post on the others later. Today’s onomatopoeia is giseigo (擬声語). Giseigo (擬声語) is the type of onomatopoeia that mimics actual sounds. You’ll actually see what I mean with the examples below. You can see…
Kanji Quiz for Adult and Thoughts on Kanji Posted by eriko1 on Sep 18, 2021
There is a kanji quiz called “Kanji Quiz for working adults” put out by Baila. The quizzes are not easy. Almost all kanji are certainly recognizable (認識できる ninshikidekiru), but how you read them is very difficult. Today’s kanji was 仄々. I certainly was one of many that could not read this kanji. It is read…
8 Japanese Onomatopoeic Words Posted by ranita on Dec 16, 2016
Onomatopoeia refers to the usage of words that describe sounds associated with an action or a thing. There are mainly three types of onomatopoeic words in Japanese – Giongo 擬音語, Giseigo 擬声語 and Gitaigo 擬態語. Giongo 擬音語 are onomatopoeic words that represent sounds produced by non-living objects. For example, ザーザー zaazaa is the sound of…