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LeahLeah

Feb. 25, 2026

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Onomatopoeia: Part 2

Today, I'm thinking of writing about an onomatopoeia as well.

・Don…It expresses the action to put things and or hitting something. 
For example... I put my heavy bag on the desk with a "don".

・Gon…It has a strong nuance of something crashing.
For example... I crashed into the wallーgon!.
※There is "gashan" insted of "gon" as well. "gashan" is the sound of things like glass breaking.

・Gogogogo…It expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or something is getting closer.
For example..."Gog gogogo…" at the same timethe cave started to crumble.

・Gaan…It expresses feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointment or you dropp your wallet.
For example...Gaan... I forgot my wallet!

・Niyari…It expresses a fearless laugh, or as if you're up to something.
For example...You smiled "niyari" - as if you have come up with like something.

・Gununu…It expresses the feeling of holding back frustration and anger.
For example...Gununu... I can't believe I lost!

Actually, I'm not very good at writing, speaking, or listening in English, so I’m not sure if I explained the onomatopoeia properly.


今日もオノマトペについて書いてみようと思います。

ドン…物を置いたり、ぶつけたりしたときの音や衝撃を表す
例…カバンを机にドンと置いた。

ゴン…ぶつかるニュアンスが強い表現。 
例…壁にゴンとぶつかった。
※「ゴン」の代わりに「ガッシャーン」もあります。
 「ガシャーン」はガラスなどが割れる音です。

ゴゴゴゴ… 不穏な空気、緊張感のある場面、何かが近づいてきている様子。
例…ゴゴゴゴ…という音と共に洞窟が崩れ始めた。

ガーン …大切な約束を忘れたり、財布を落としたりしたときのようなショックな気持ち。
例…ガーン、財布を忘れてきた。

ニヤリ…不敵な笑み、何か企んでるとき。 
例…彼は何かを思いついたように、ニヤリと笑った。

ぐぬぬ…悔しさや怒りをこらえてる感じ。
例…ぐぬぬ…負けるなんて!

実は、英語で書くことも話すことも聞くこともあまり得意ではないので、擬音語をきちんと説明できたか自信がありません。

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Onomatopoeia: Part 2

Today, I'm thinking of writing about an onomatopoeia as wellc words again.

・Don…It expresses the action tof putting things down and /or hitting something.

For example... I put my heavy bag on the desk with a "don".

・Gon…It has a strong nuance of something crashing.

For example... I crashed into the wallーgon!.

※There is "gashan" instead of "gon" as well.

"gashan" is the sound of things like glass breaking.

・Gogogogo…

It expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or something is(unknown) getting closer.

or: "something unknown, slowly approaching"

For example..."Gog gogogo…" at the same time-- At that moment, the cave started to crumble.

・Gaan…

It expresses feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointment or when you dropp your wallet.

For example...Gaan...

I forgot my wallet!

・Niyari…It expresses a fearless laugh, or sounds as if you're up to something.

For example...You smiled "niyari" - as if you have come up with like something (like a scheme).

・Gununu…It expresses the feeling of holding back frustration and anger.

For example...Gununu...

I can't believe I lost!

Actually, I'm not very good at writing, speaking, or listening in English, so I’m not sure if I explained the onomatopoeia properly.

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Well done! I think you were able to describe the meanings of various Japanese onomatopoeia well.

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LeahLeah

Feb. 26, 2026

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Thank you so checking my wrtiing and your comments.
Although onomatopoeia is sometimes used in writing, it's more commonly used in conversation.
It's used in casual, daily conversation and when talking with kids, but It seems It's often used in manga.

Onomatopoeia: Part 2

Today, I'm thinking of writing about an onomatopoeia as well.

・Don…It expresses the action to put things andsound or impact of putting something down or hitting something.

For example... I put my heavy bagdropped my bag heavily on the desk with a "d. ("Don".)

This ("onomatopoeia") format is just a suggestion.

・Gon…It has a strong nuance of something crascolliding with something.

For example... I crashbumped into the wallーgon!.. ("Gon")

※There is "gashan" instead of "gon" as well.

"gGashan" is the sound of things like glass breaking.

・Gogogogo…

It expresses a bad vibdisturbing atmosphere, a tense scene, or the sense that something is getting closer.

For example..."Gog gogogo…" at the same timetThe cave started to crumble. ("Gogogogo")

・Gaan…

It expresses the feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointmentpromise or you dropped your wallet.

約束=promise/plans
予約=appointment/reservation

Oh no... I forgot my wallet! ("Gaan")

・Niyari…It expresses a fearless laugh, orn evil grin, as if you'they are up to something.

For example...YouHe smiled "nslyly ("Niyari" -), as if youhe haved come up with like something.

・Gununu…It expresses the feeling of holding back frustration and anger.

For example...Gununu...

I can't believe I lost! ("Gununu")

Actually, I'm not very good at writing, speaking, or listening in English, so I’m not sure if I explained the onomatopoeia properly.

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I think you did a great job explaining them! 😀
It is just that we don't normally use sound words in place of actual words in sentences in English. So if you try to put them within a sentence in your examples, it doesn't work too well. In a translation text, these onomatopoeia probably get converted into words and the sound is either being omitted or will be in a background narrative.

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LeahLeah

Feb. 26, 2026

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Thank you so checking my writing and your comments.
Although onomatopoeia is more commonly used in conversation.
It's used in casual, daily conversation and when talking with kids, but It seems It's often used in manga.
This time, I wrote texts to explain. 😀

Onomatopoeia: Part 2

Today, I'm thinking of writing about an onomatopoeias as well.

Removed "an". Made "onomatopoeia" plural.

「an」を外しました。私は「オノマトペー」を複数形にしました。

・Don: It expresses the action to put things and or hitting something.

For example..., I put my heavy bag on the desk with a "don".

・Gon: It has a strong nuance of something crashing.

For example..., I crashed into the wall! *gon!.*

※There is "gashan" insted of "gon" as well.

"gGashan" is the sound of things like glass breaking.

・Gogogogo:

It expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or something is getting closer.

For example...", *Gog gogogo…" at the same time* as the cave started to crumble.

・Gaan:

It expresses feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointment or you dropp your wallet.

For example...: "Gaan...!

I forgot my wallet!"

・Niyari: It expresses a fearless laugh, or as if you're up to something.

For example...: You smiled "*niyari" -*, as if you have come up with like somethinga devious plan.

Removed "like something" and added a more concrete example!

「like something」を外しました。例を加えました!

・Gununu: It expresses the feeling of holding back frustration and anger.

For example..., *Gununu...*

I can't believe I lost!

Actually, I'm not very good at writing, speaking, or listening in English, so I’m not sure if I explained the onomatopoeia properly.

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Good job! There was a lot of difficult sentence structure practice in this post!

For informal writing like text on the internet, its common in English to represent a sound or action (like onomatopoeias) with "*". This indicates the person isn't saying or hearing the words, but instead adds context to the surroundings!

But I did understand everything you were trying to say and learned something new!

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LeahLeah

Feb. 26, 2026

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Thank you so checking my writing and your comments.
Although onomatopoeia is sometimes used in writing, it's more commonly used in conversation.
It's used in casual, daily conversation and when talking with kids, but It seems It's often used in manga.

Onomatopoeia: Part 2

Today, I'm thinking of I'll writinge about an onomatopoeia as well.

・Don…It expresses the action to putting things down and /or hitting something.

Instead of "...", you can also use "." or ":". I feel they are more common options.

For example..., I put my heavy bag on the desk with a "don".

I think a comma works better here than an ellipsis.

・Gon…It has a strong nuance of something crashing.

For example..., I crashed into the wallーgon!.

※There is "gashan" instead of "gon" as well.

"gashan" is the sound of things like glass breaking.

・Gogogogo…

It expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or that something is getting closer.

For example..., "Gog gogogo…" at the same time the cave started to crumble.

・Gaan…

It expresses a feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointment or you dropp your wallet.

For example..., Gaan...

I forgot my wallet!

・Niyari…It expresses a fearless laugh, or as if you're up to something.

For example...Y, you smiled "niyari" - as if you have come up with like something.

・Gununu…It expresses the feeling of holding back frustration and anger.

For example..., Gununu...

I can't believe I lost!

Actually, I'm not very good at writing, speaking, or listening in English, so I’m not sure if I explained the onomatopoeia properly.

Feedback

I think you did a good job of explaining and I learned a lot!

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LeahLeah

Feb. 25, 2026

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Thank you so much.
I can't help using it because I often use "…" when writing documents in Japanese.
I'd like to try using ": " as well. 😆

Onomatopoeia: Part 2


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NOTE: The word "onomatopoeia" is an uncountable noun.

Today, I'm thinking of writing about an onomatopoeias as well.

Removed "an". Made "onomatopoeia" plural. 「an」を外しました。私は「オノマトペー」を複数形にしました。

Today, I'm thinking of writing about an onomatopoeia as well.

Today, I'm thinking of writing about an onomatopoeia as wellc words again.

・Don…It expresses the action to put things and or hitting something.


・Don…It expresses the action to putting things down and /or hitting something.

Instead of "...", you can also use "." or ":". I feel they are more common options.

・Don…It, in Japanese, expresses thean action to put things down and /or hitting something.

NOTE: Interesting how onomatopoeia works differently in different languages. In English, "Don" reminds people of "Donald Duck" or the male name "Don." In Spanish, however, it sounds like a high-class honorific.

・Don: It expresses the action to put things and or hitting something.

・Don…It expresses the action to put things andsound or impact of putting something down or hitting something.

・Don…It expresses the action tof putting things down and /or hitting something.

For example... I put my heavy bag on the desk with a "don".


For example..., I put my heavy bag on the desk with a "don".

I think a comma works better here than an ellipsis.

For example... I put my heavy bag on thedown on a desk with a "don"."

For example..., I put my heavy bag on the desk with a "don".

For example... I put my heavy bagdropped my bag heavily on the desk with a "d. ("Don".)

This ("onomatopoeia") format is just a suggestion.

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・Gon…It has a strong nuance of something crashing.


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・Gon…It, to Japanese ears, has a strong nuance of something crashing.

NOTE: To Vietnamese ears, the word "gon" suggests "golf." (See https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gôn)

・Gon: It has a strong nuance of something crashing.

・Gon…It has a strong nuance of something crascolliding with something.

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For example... I crashed into the wallーgon!.


For example..., I crashed into the wallーgon!.

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For example..., I crashed into the wall! *gon!.*

For example... I crashbumped into the wallーgon!.. ("Gon")

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※There is "gashan" insted of "gon" as well.


※There is "gashan" instead of "gon" as well.

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※There is "gashan" instead of "gon" as well.

※There is "gashan" instead of "gon" as well.

"gashan" is the sound of things like glass breaking.


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"gashan" is the sound of thingTo Japanese ears, "gashan" sounds like glass breaking.

NOTE: To people in Iran, the word "Gashan" might remind them common family name, like "Smith" in English or "Tanaka" in Japanese. (See https://forebears.io/surnames/gashan)

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・Gogogogo…


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It expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or something is getting closer.


It expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or that something is getting closer.

ItTo Japanese, expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or something is getting closer.

Interesting. To English ears, it suggests "Hurry up!"

It expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or something is getting closer.

It expresses a bad vibdisturbing atmosphere, a tense scene, or the sense that something is getting closer.

It expresses a bad vibe, a tense scene, or something is(unknown) getting closer.

or: "something unknown, slowly approaching"

For example..."Gog gogogo…" at the same timethe cave started to crumble.


For example..., "Gog gogogo…" at the same time the cave started to crumble.

For example...", *Gog gogogo…" at the same time* as the cave started to crumble.

For example..."Gog gogogo…" at the same timetThe cave started to crumble. ("Gogogogo")

For example..."Gog gogogo…" at the same time-- At that moment, the cave started to crumble.

・Gaan…


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・Gaan:

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It expresses feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointment or you dropp your wallet.


It expresses a feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointment or you dropp your wallet.

It expresses feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointment or you dropp your wallet.

It expresses the feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointmentpromise or you dropped your wallet.

約束=promise/plans 予約=appointment/reservation

It expresses feeling of shock, like when you forget an important appointment or when you dropp your wallet.

For example...Gaan...


For example..., Gaan...

For example...: "Gaan...!

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I forgot my wallet!


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I forgot my wallet!"

Oh no... I forgot my wallet! ("Gaan")

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・Niyari…It expresses a fearless laugh, or as if you're up to something.


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・Niyari: It expresses a fearless laugh, or as if you're up to something.

・Niyari…It expresses a fearless laugh, orn evil grin, as if you'they are up to something.

・Niyari…It expresses a fearless laugh, or sounds as if you're up to something.

For example...You smiled "niyari" - as if you have come up with like something.


For example...Y, you smiled "niyari" - as if you have come up with like something.

For example...: You smiled "*niyari" -*, as if you have come up with like somethinga devious plan.

Removed "like something" and added a more concrete example! 「like something」を外しました。例を加えました!

For example...YouHe smiled "nslyly ("Niyari" -), as if youhe haved come up with like something.

For example...You smiled "niyari" - as if you have come up with like something (like a scheme).

・Gununu…It expresses the feeling of holding back frustration and anger.


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For example...Gununu...


For example..., Gununu...

For example..., *Gununu...*

For example...Gununu...

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I can't believe I lost!


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I can't believe I lost! ("Gununu")

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Actually, I'm not very good at writing, speaking, or listening in English, so I’m not sure if I explained the onomatopoeia properly.


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