Japanese Onomatopoeia and Mimetic Words - 擬音語と擬態語

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This deck contain some basic Japanese mimetic words. It is a copy of a deck that is no longer available on this site. I have added pitch accent information in the standard Japanese dictionary format. For example, the notation "[1]" after a word indicates that the word has a stress on the first symbol. For verbs, the accent is for the dictionary form of the word unless the inflected form is shown separately in the translation section. The pitch can vary depending on the part of speech for which a word is used. I use these abbreviations to show the separate pitch change:

  副助動詞 副

  名詞   名

  形容動詞 形

So a marking like:

  [1] 副

  [0] 形、名

indicates the word has a stress on the first symbol when used as a 副助動詞, and is unstressed when used as a noun (名詞) or as an adjectival verb (形容動詞).

These sample sentences illustrate each grammar category:

  副 ぐずぐずする

  形 ぐずぐずになる

  名 手のベタベタ

I have also added sample sentences for each vocabulary item, along with their pronunciation. These sample sentences are displayed on a new card type.

Sample Data

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Expression べらべら
Description Describes speaking endlessly. Wagging one's tongue. Especially used to describe someone who goes so far as to say something they should not.
Accent [1]
DescriptionJapanese とめどなくしゃべりまくるさま。とくに、言うべきではないことまでしゃべる様子によく用いる。
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Sample Sentence トミーはよくべらべらしゃべる
Sample Sentence Translation Tommy is very talkative.
Sample Sentence Pronunciation トミーは よく[ ][1] べらべら[ ][1] しゃべる[ ][2]
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Expression ずきずき
Description Describes a throbbing pain, including heartbreak.
Accent [1]
DescriptionJapanese 傷が脈打つように、絶えず強く痛むさま。心の痛みにも用いる。
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Sample Sentence 傷が痛くてずきずきした
Sample Sentence Translation The wound throbbed with pain.
Sample Sentence Pronunciation 傷[きず][0]が 痛[いた]くて[ ][2] ずきずき[ ][1]した
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Expression じゃぶじゃぶ
Description ① Describes the sound and action of splashing water.② Describes someone using or splashing water vigorously.
Accent [1]
DescriptionJapanese 水をはね飛ばすときに出る音。また、その様子。
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Sample Sentence 彼は小川をじゃぶじゃぶ歩いて渡った
Sample Sentence Translation He walked across the creek splashing water.
Sample Sentence Pronunciation 彼[かれ]は 小[お]川[がわ][0]を じゃぶじゃぶ[ ][1] 歩[ある]いて[ ][2] 渡[わた]った[ ][0]
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