Japanese Onomatopoeia: Mimetic Words And Animal Sounds
Written byIchika Yamamoto
Definition: Onomatopoeia in Japanese is the formation or use of words that mimic the sound of animals, insects, and other different nature sounds, or that exist in the place where we live.
| Animal | Japanese Onomatopeya | Romanji |
| dog | わ ん わ ん | wan wan |
| cat | に ゃ に ゃ | nya nya |
| cat | に ゃ ん に ゃ ん | nyan nyan |
| chicken | こ け こ っ こ | koke kokko |
| pig | ぶ ー ぶ ー | buu buu |
| bear | ぐ お ー | guo |
| birds | ぴ ち ゅ ぴ ち ゅ | pichu pichu |
| cow | も ー | mo |
| elephant | ぱ お ー ん | pao-n |
| fox | け ん け ん | ken ken |
| frogs | け ろ け ろ | kero kero |
| frogs | げ ろ げ ろ | gero gero |
| goats | め ー め ー | me me |
| sheep | め ー め ー | me me |
| horse | ひ ひ ー ん | hihi-n |
| lion | が お ー | gao |
| tiger | が お ー | gao |
| monkey | き き | kiki |
| mouse | ち ゅ ー ち ゅ ー | chu- chu |
| turtle | む | mu |
| wolf | わ お ー ー ー ー ー ー ん | ao—-n |
| Others Sounds | Japanese Onomatopeya | Romanji |
| the sound of hands clapping | パ チ パ チ | pachi pachi |
| sound of rain falling | ざ あ ざ あ | zaa zaa |
| sound of water dripping or rain drops | ポ ツ ポ ツ | potsu potsu |
| sound of gunshooting | バ ン バ ン | ban ban |
| the sound of a yawn | フ ワ ア | fuwaa |
| the sound of frog ribbit | ケ ロ ケ ロ | kero kero |
| the sound of laughter | へ へ へ | hehehe |
| the sound of laughter | ハ ハ ハ | hahaha |
| the sound of an explosion | ド カ ン | dokan |
| the sound of a hard blow | ズ ガ | zuga |
| the sound of rapid heart beat | ど き ど き | doki doki |
| jumping | ウ ハ ウ ハ | uha uha |
| jumping | ぴ ょ ん ぴ ょ ん | pyon pyon |
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