Onomatopoeia & Mimesis ①

[Basic Edition] ๑ Words in Japanese used to express sounds, actions, and states. Mainly divided into↓ * "Giseigo" (擬声語) - Sounds made by people or animals wanwan (🐶 Woof woof) nyaa nyaa (🐱 Meow meow) koke kokkoo (🐔 Cock-a-doodle-doo) Ogyaa (👶 Baby crying) etc. * "Giongo" (擬音語) - Sounds of nature or objects zaazaa (🌧 Sound of rain) Ex: 雨がザーザー降る (Ame ga zaazaa furu - It's raining cats and dogs) gorogoro (⚡ Sound of thunder) Ex: 雷がゴロゴロ鳴る (Kaminari ga gorogoro naru - Thunder is rumbling) * "Gitaigo" (擬態語) - Describing the state of things kirakira (Sparkling) Ex: 💎 ga キラキラ✨️ (Tama ga kirakira - The gem is sparkling) tsurutsuru (Slippery/Bald) Ex: 頭がつるつる🧑🏻🦲 (Atama ga tsurutsuru - Bald head) * "Giyougo" (擬容語) - Describing actions and states of things uro uro (Wandering around) Ex: 廊下でうろうろ (Rōka de uro uro - Wandering around in the hallway) gun gun (Rapidly increasing, growing, etc.) Ex: 成績がぐんぐん伸びる (Seiseki ga gun gun nobiru - Grades are rapidly improving) * "Gijougo" (擬情語) - Describing psychological states iraira (Irritated) Ex: 相手が遅刻したせいで､いらいらした. (Aite ga chikoku shita sei de, iraira shita. - I got annoyed because the other person was late.) Waku waku (Excited), shonbori (Dejected) Ex: ワクワクしながら映画館に入ったが､ ちいかわ映画を見たら皆しょんぼりした. (Waku waku shinagara eigakan ni haitta ga, Chiikawa eiga o mitara minna shonbori shita. - I entered the cinema feeling excited, but after watching the Chiikawa movie, everyone looked dejected.)