JAPANESE ONOMATOPOEIA: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDEEVERYTHING AND ANYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THOSE WEIRD SOUNDS YOU KEEP HEARING OCTOBER 13, 2015 • 10609 WORDS WRITTEN BY KRISTEN DEXTER • ART BY AYA FRANCISCO
What are onomatopoeia? In their simplest form, onomatopoeia are words that represent sounds. In English, they're words like pop, meow, crackle, and whoosh. We add them to our spoken and written language to add something more substantial, more visceral. It's like adding color, flavor, or texture to what you're saying. In Japanese, a language that many people have so inaccurately called "vague" in the past, onomatopoeia are there to fill that void. And not just in the ways we hear and see them in English as well as most Western European languages. お If you're past the beginner stages of learning Japanese you've probably used 起きる (to wake た ね up), 食べる (to eat), and 寝る (to sleep) more times than you can count. But there comes a time
when you have to put down that textbook Japanese and throw in some flare. Lazily roll out of bed, gobble down some food, and sleep soundly.
CLASSIFICATION There are thousands of onomatopoeia in Japanese. Here are 5 categories they can be broken up into:
Giseigo 擬声語 Animal and human sounds.
Giongo 擬音語 Actual sounds made by inanimate objects and nature.
Gitaigo 擬態語 Describe conditions and states.
Giyougo 擬容語 Describe movements and motions.
Gijougo 擬情語 Describe feelings.
If you know your kanji, the differences between them should be pretty easy to recognize if you do see them in the wild. せい 声 Voice おん 音 Sound/Noise
たい 態 Condition/Appearance よう 容 Form/Looks じょう 情 Feelings/Emotions
Giseigo and giongo are just like onomatopoeia we have in English. The cow goes moo. The machine is whirring. They represent real sounds you can hear. The last three describe what's called mimetic words, or idiophones. They describe or represent something that has no sound. The way you feel, the way you walk, and even your skin has an onomatopoeia to describe it. These mimetic words don't really exist in English, which makes mastering them difficult when learning Japanese. Let's take a look at each of these groups of words.
GISEIGO 擬声語 These are sounds that humans and animals make. Some of them may sound very similar to what you learned growing up, and maybe some sound even closer to what you hear than what you write in your language. Animal
Japanese Sound
English Sound
Bear
がおー
Roar
Bee
ぶーん
Buzz
Bird
ぴちゅぴちゅ
Tweet
Cat
にゃん
Meow
Chicken
こけこっこ
Cluck
Cow Crow
もーもー かーかー
Moo Caw
Dog
わんわん
Woof
Duck
がーがー
Quack
Fox
こんこん
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Frog
げろげろ
Croak, Ribbit
Godzilla
がおー
Roar
Horse
ひひいん
Neigh
Animal
Japanese Sound
English Sound
Monkey
うきうき
Oo oo aa aa
Mouse
ちゅーちゅー
Squeak
Owl
ほーほー
Hoo
Pig
ぶーぶー
Oink
Sheep
めーめー
Baa
Japanese
English
がみがみ
Being lectured or nagged by someone above you
あはは
A cheerful, loud laugh
うわーん
A child crying loudly
うぎゃー
A surprised scream or shriek
うふふ
Chuckling like you have a secret
ぺちゃくちゃ
Chatting about frivolous things
ごにょごにょ
Muttering so other people can't hear you Being able to speak a foreign language fluently
ぺらぺら おほん
Clearing your throat for attention
くすくす
Laughing quietly, unable to hold it in
GIONGO 擬音語 These are also real sounds. They're the ones you see used in manga and anime. They're the sound of the wind moving through the trees, the door slamming shut, and the phone ringing. Basically, any sound you hear that isn't coming out of the mouth of a person or animal falls under this category. Japanese
English
ごろごろ
Thunder rumbling
ざーざー
Lots of heavy rain pouring down
ぱたぱた
Cloth lightly flapping in the wind
ぴゅーぴゅー
Strong, continuous, and cold wintry winds
ばしゃっ
Water scattering, splashing forcefully
こぽこぽ
Water bubbling gently
めらめら
Suddenly bursting into flames
Japanese
English
さくさく
Stepping on soft dirt or sand
ごろごろ
A boulder or rocks tumbling down a hill
たたたた
Running at full speed
GITAIGO 擬態語 The first of our mimetic set, these words describe conditions and states. Japanese
English
ぎらぎら
A glint in your eyes
ほかほか
A warm body or food
むしむし
Too much warmth, unpleasantly hot
べとべと
Sticky with sweat or blood
びしょびしょ
Horribly soaked by a large amount of water
がたがた
A road that isn't paved
でこぼこ
Uneven ground
さんさん
Lots of shining sunlight
ひんやり
Feeling cool
じんわり
Soaking slowly with sweat or tears
GIYOUGO 擬容語 These describe movements and motions, usually relating to walking or traveling from place to place. Japanese
English
うろうろ
Wandering aimlessly
すたこら
Fast paced, eager walking
のろのろ
Proceeding at a snail's pace, slow and sluggish
うとうと
Half asleep, nodding off
ぐっすり
Completely and totally asleep
ぐーたら
Not having the willpower to do anything
がくがく
Joints, like knees, shaking
Japanese
English
ぶるぶる
Trembling from cold, fear, or anger
きょろきょろ
Turning around looking around restlessly
わいわい
Clamorously
GIJOUGO 擬情語 Last, we have words that describe feelings. These are also used heavily in manga. Japanese
English
くよくよ
Worrying about the past or trivial things
しんみり
Lonely and quiet, solemn
うきうき
Happy, cheerfully lighthearted, and full of hope
わくわく
Excited from anticipation, pleasure, or happiness
あたふた
Running around in a hurry
あわあわ
Losing time or a grasp on your senses
もじもじ
Unable to make decisions because of embarrassment or shyness
うっとり
Being fascinated by something beautiful, spellbound
ずきずき
Throbbing, grinding pain
もやもや
Worrying or wondering what to do
HIRAGANA OR KATAKANA Onomatopoeia are written using either hiragana or katakana. While there are no definitive rules saying when you should use one or the other, in Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia, the author states that hiragana is used for "soft sounds" and katakana is used for "hard sounds" and emphasis. You'll see lots of back and forth in which one is used the more you read, which is just another reason why learning both hiragana and katakana is really important. For the purposes of this guide, and consistency, I'll be providing all of the examples in hiragana. Some onomatopoeia have kanji, and even though you'll probably never see it used, it does exist. Here's what it looks like:
さんさん 燦 燦 brilliant, shining sunlight こんこん 昏 昏 long, deep sleep あくせく 齷 齪 anxious, feeling like you don't have enough time せんせん 潺 潺 the sound of a clear, shallow mountain stream こうこう 煌 煌 bright and shining \
SOUND REPRESENTATION Most words in languages are arbitrary. Someone, someday decided that the sun in the sky would be called the "sun." But not every person or every language wanted to call it that, and not everyone thinks "sun" when they look up at that bright thing in the sky (Please don't look directly at it!). This arbitrary "it's the sun because I said so" stuff is pretty much thrown out the window when it comes to onomatopoeia, and even mimetic words.Gwilym Lockwood wrote a short, but interesting article, arguing that mimetic words have a universal quality to them using the following list: See if you can guess the meanings of these Japanese ideophones: nurunuru – dry or slimy? pikapika – bright or dark? wakuwaku – excited or bored? iraira – happy or angry? guzuguzu – moving quickly or moving slowly Take a look at the full list and the answers . You got most of them right, didn't you? So something about these sounds hold meaning for us. Keep this in mind as you read on.
CONSONANTS Most Japanese syllables start with a consonant. Because the Japanese alphabet is extremely kind, it's (mostly) phonetic. This means that each sound is spelled exactly the way it is pronounced. And every written character is pronounced, unlike English, which has silent letters. Also, thanks to this, there are two neat little symbols called the dakuten and handakuten.
Dakuten 濁点 are two little dots, or lines, also called ten-ten. Handakuten 半濁点 is the open circle, also called maru. These symbols change the voicing of the consonants they're added to. Consonants can be voiced or unvoiced. Basically, voiced sounds are made with your vocal cords and unvoiced are made without. Here's what they look like in Japanese: か>が
ka > ga さ>ざ
sa > za た>だ
ta > da は > ば, は > ぱ
ha > ba, ha > pa Sounds without these symbols are called seion 清音, meaning "pure sounds." Adding dakuten or handakuten make them dakuon 濁音, meaning "impure sounds." This is just the Japanese way of saying that an unvoiced sound is becoming voiced. That's also why the "han" in handakuten means half. Just think of it as being half as pure. This voicing is very important for understanding onomatopoeia. There are lots of, what I'll call, sets, that represent different sounds based on their voiced and unvoiced counterpart. Let's look: Japanese
English
こんこん
knocking
ごんごん
banging
さらさら
silky
ざらざら
rough
とんとん
tapping
どんどん
drumming
はらはら
fluttering
Japanese
English
ばらばら
rustling
ぱらぱら
clattering
The voiced version is always louder, heavier, and more intense than its unvoiced friend. That's probably what makes them seem "impure." Say these aloud and feel the difference. Now, when you hear onomatopoeia, you can tell if it's something loud or strong based on what kind of consonant it has. Something using "loud" voiced consonants might be banging, rolling thunder, or strong feelings. Something "half" voiced will be noisy, but not loud, like the pitter patter of rain bouncing off of a window.
VOWELS These are just as important as consonants. Changing a character from か to こ will change the type of sound it's representing, just like adding dakuten and handakuten. Let's take a look: かんかん
clear clanging
きんきん
high pitched clanging
こんこん
low pitched clanging
For the purpose of this example, these are all representing a clanging sound. Something hitting something else. かんかん is the sound of something hitting metal or stone. きんきん is the sound of a musical triangle.こんこん is the sound of something hitting something hard and echoey. Again, say them aloud. Hit some things too! See if you can tell what vowel would be used to express the sound you're hearing. Here's are some general rules from Jazz Up Your Japanese: あ long, slow い little, small, quick う long, slow え something negative (bad) お long, slow
FORMATION Though most of these words are repetitive, like the examples above, not all of them follow the same pattern. Some onomatopoeia may even look like "normal" Japanese words to you, especially the mimetic ones that don't represent actual sounds. Here are some examples:
REDUPLICATION Just as in many other languages, the reduplication of a sound symbolizes repetition in sound or じょうご action. In Japanese this is called jougo 畳 語 . You've probably seen this in other places in ときどき いろいろ Japanese with the iteration mark 々 in words l ike: sometimes 時 々 , various 色 々 and ひとびと people kanji 人 々 . In onomatopoeia they usually refer to something that's happening over and
over. Japanese
English
ばらばら
heavy rain drops or hail coming down
わさわさ ごぼごぼ
grass and leaves rustling in the wind gushing water
だだだだ
something running at full speed
ごろごろ
something rolling loudly or heavily
ENDING IN っ (+ と) Although the rules of Japanese state that all sounds must end in a vowel (expect ん) because of the syllabary nature of the language, onomatopoeia are often pronounced with an abrupt stop. This is expressed in written language with a っ and is called a glottal stop. This is what we call a sound made by stopping air in your glottis (it's in your throat). The best way to hear it in English is to say "uh-uh." Some of these will be followed by the particle と in a sentence (but not all of them!). They usually refer to a sound that stopped suddenly or abruptly. Japanese
English
ごくっ
gulp
げっ
vomiting or gagging
かっ
coughing up something
Japanese
English
ぼーっ
a flame flaring up suddenly
がばっ
suddenly waking up
ENDING IN り The onomatopoeia form ending in り conveys a feeling of softness or slowness. It's basically the opposite of a glottal stop. It's something long, or deliberate, not short or abrupt. Japanese
English
ぽっちゃり
chubby
のらりのらり
wander around aimlessly
じゃくり
scooping something like sand
ほっかり
warm breath or steam
のそり
moving slowly and sluggishly
ENDING IN ん Onomatopoeia that end in ん are pronounced with a nasal sound, producing a feeling of "prolonged resonance" or rhythm. If something is echoing or ringing it will usually end in ん. When describing a state of being, not a sound, it usually means something that's continuous. Japanese
English
ごほん
a strong cough
こんこん
something hitting something else over and over
しん
cold deeply penetrating your body
じゃぶん
strong bubbling
ぼーん
an explosive fire bursting into flames
LONG VOWELS Words that end in long vowels refer to a sense of continuation or longness. Something is happening and it's happening for a long time. Japanese
English
ふわ～
a long yawn
Japanese
English
ぐーぐー
loud snoring
ざーざー
heavy, continuous pouring rain
ちゅーちゅー
drinking something down little by little
のーのー
enjoying yourself without caring about what's around you
GRAMMAR These words are like sprinkling some delicious spice into your language. They don't just add emphasis and color, they add a sense of native understand to your speech. That is, if you know how to use them. Onomatopoeia can take quite a few grammatical forms and many of them would sound either repetitive or unnatural in English. But in Japanese the repetitiveness is completely normal. Just think of it the way you think of pronouns. In Japanese it makes sense to say the name of the person you're talking about a lot, but in English it sounds strange. Let's look at some examples:
ADVERBS + と
朝の太陽が、おっとりと雪原を照らしていた。
The morning sun wasgently shining on a snowy field.
雷がごろごろと鳴り始めた。
Thunder started rumbling.
波が岩肌に、ざざっと打ち寄せた。
The waves crashed into the rocks.
火が風に煽られ、一瞬、ぼっと燃え上がった。
The fire was fueled by the wind and momentarily flared up.
ぼつぼつと降り始めた雨は、すぐにざーっと勢いを増した。
The rain, which had started coming downhere and there, suddenly poured down.
QUOTATION と
みんなにアハハと笑われた。
Everyone laughed, "Ahaha!"
ゴキブリを見て、思わず「ギャー！」と叫んだ。
I saw a cockroach and reflexively screamed, Gyaa " !"
ADVERBS + に
シャツがびしょびしょに濡れてしまった。
My shirt got drenched.
この道、がたがたになってるね。
This road is getting bumpy, isn't it?
あの日は、久しぶりにべろんべろんに酔っ払ったよ。
That day I got completely smashed for the first time in a while.
お気に入りのシャツがぼろぼろになってしまった。
My favorite shirt is getting worn out.
レッドブルを飲んだからぎんぎんに目が冴えてるよ。
I'm wide awake because I drank a Red Bull.
VERB + する
汗で下着がじめじめしていて気持ちが悪い。
My underwear is soaked in sweat and it feels gross.
知らないうちに、うとうとしていた。
Before I knew it, I was nodding off.
私の母は、いつもせかせかしていた。
My mom is alwaysfidgeting.
なんだか、喉がいがいがする。
My throat is a little irritated.
親友が引っ越して、しょんぼりしているのさ。
A close friend of mine is moving and I feel miserable.
VERB + やる
がんがんやっちまおうぜ。
Let's get moving!
たまにはこうやってみんなで集まってわいわいやるのもいいよね。
It's nice to get together with everyone and be raucous like this sometimes.
この問題集なら、さくさくやれちゃいました。
These workbook problems have beencoming along nicely.
時間がないんだから、ちゃきちゃきやってくれよ！
We don't have much time, so let's give it our all!
あそこでがやがややってるのが、俺のつれだよ。
Those guys crowding around over there are my buddies.
ADJECTIVES + の
ほかほかの肉まんが食べたいなあ。
I wanna eatsteamy manju.
こんなにさらさらの砂、初めて見た！
This is the first time I've seen powdery sand!
彼女はばりばりのキャリアウーマンだからね。
She's a hard working career woman.
自分のぶよぶよのお腹を見ると悲しくなる。
I get sad when I look at my flabby stomach.
その勇者は、とてもかっこいいきんぴかの剣を持っていました。
The hero had a really coolgilded sword.
COPULA だ
もう西瓜はうんざりだ。
I'm already sick of watermelon.
今日の気分はるんるんだぜー。
Today I'm feeling ecstatic!
このまくら、ぐにゃぐにゃだぜ？
Is this pillow squishy?
徹夜続きでくたくただ。
I'm exhausted from being up all night.
赤ちゃんの手はぷくぷくだ。
The baby's hands arecute and chubby.
SPICE UP YOUR LIFE! See, that wasn't so bad! You know just about everything there is to know about Japanese onomatopoeia now. So let's go back to those basic verbs you know and add some flavor to them: お 起きる
TO WAKE UP
Japanese
English
むくむくと起
to roll out of bed
きる むっくり起き
to jump out of bed (suddenly)
る のっそり起き
to slowly wake up
る ね 寝る
TO SLEEP
Japanese
English
ぐうぐう寝る
to snore fast asleep
すやすや寝る
to sleep soundly and peacefully
うとうと寝る
to nod off, to start to fall asleep
すうすう寝る
to sleep with normal, even breathing
た 食べる
TO EAT
Japanese
English
がつがつ食べ
to eat greedily or with burning desire
る ぱくぱく食べ
to eat with your mouth flapping open and shut
る むしゃむしゃ
to munch and crunch on something
食べる ぺろぺろ食べ
to lick (ice cream)
る の 飲む
TO DRINK
Japanese
English
がぶがぶ飲む
to guzzle something down quickly
ちびちび飲む
to take a small sips, trying to make it last
ぐびぐび飲む
repetitive gulping of alcohol
ごくごく飲む
to gulp something down
ある 歩 く
TO WALK
とぼとぼ歩く
to trudge
のろのろ歩く
to inch along
すたこら歩く
to hurry about
ちょこちょこ
to scurry along, with small steps
歩く み 見る
TO SEE
Japanese
English
じろじろ見る
to rudely stare
Japanese
English
まじまじ見る
to stare directly into someone's face
しばしば見る
to blink repeatedly
ちらちら見る
to glance out of the corner of your eye repeatedly
な 泣く
TO CRY
Japanese
English
めそめそ泣く
to cry uncontrollably
しくしく泣く
to cry gently, weeping secretly
おいおい泣く
to cry loudly (an adult crying)
ぐすぐす泣く
to cry and sniffle
わ 笑う
TO LAUGH
Japanese
English
にこにこ笑う
to smile
げらげら笑う
to laugh out loud, gaffaw
にんまり笑う
to smile with satisfaction
くすくす笑う
to giggle, chuckle quietly
RESOURCES Was this guide just not enough for you? Here are our reviews of some great English language resources: An Illustrated Dictionary of Japanese Onomatopoeia Expressions Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia And the ultimate Japanese language onomatopoeia dictionary:
擬音語・擬態語 4500 日本語オノマトペ辞典
And further reading on sound symbolism in Japanese:
Sound Symbolism in language: Does nurunuru mean dry or slimy?
Sounds Like…: Understanding Japanese Sound Symbolism
TOFUGU'S ONOMATOPEIA DICTIONARY While researching for this guide I found a serious lack of reliable English language information. I could look up each word I found on trusty Jisho.org, but many of the definitions only supplied a general gloss and usually didn't include many of the mimetic meanings of the words. Japanese language sources were also, surprisingly, few and far between. That's why I decided to compile a HUGE onomatopoeia dictionary for you all to use. Go crazy, kids!
WEATHER BRIGHT AND CLEAR おっとり
Quiet sunlight
かっ・かっか
Hot sunlight blazing down
からっ・から
Low and clear, comfortable temperatures
り かんかん
Strong summer sunlight blazing down
ぎらぎら
Strong midsummer sun blazing down
けろり
A cloudy sky becoming bright and clear
さんさん（燦
Lots of shining sunlight
燦） じりじり
The sun burning brightly
すかっ
Clear without a single cloud
とっぷり
Completely dark
RAIN, SNOW, AND ICE ごろごろ
The sound of thunder rumbling and reverberating
こんこん
Snow and hail coming down one by one
ざーざー
Large amounts of continuous rain falling
ざーっ・ざっ
A light shower coming down for a short time
ざーっ・ざっ
A short, violent evening shower
ざざっ
Rain or waves violently pounding
しとしと
Rain gently falling
じとじと・じ
Rain continuously falling and soaking things
めじめ しゃりしゃり
Walking through snow or sand
ちらほら
A small amount of snow scatteringly falling from the sky
どんより
Rain will fall any moment now Powdered snow that seems quite light
はらはら ばらばら
Large drops of rain or hail suddenly coming down
ぱらぱら
A small amount of rain or hail suddenly coming down
WIND, BLOWING ごーっ
A strong wind raging
さーさー
Wind blowing tree leaves together
さーっ
Wind momentarily blowing
ざーっ
Wind violently shaking tree leaves
さやさや
The sound of tree leaves in a gentle breeze
さわさわ
Plants rustling as the wind blows
すーすー
Blowing through a crack to create a draft
すーっ
The feeling of a draft or gentle breeze on the body
すかすか
Moving through the wind or air
そよそよ
A gentle breeze quietly blowing
そよ・そより
Wind lightly, quietly blowing
はたはた
Cloth fluttering in the wind
ばたばた
Cloth strongly flapping in the wind
ぱたぱた
Cloth lightly flapping in the wind
ひゅー・ぴゅ
The sound of slightly strong wind blowing
ー びゅー
The sound of strong wind blowing over
ひゅーひゅ
Strong wind hitting trees and electric lines
びゅーびゅー
Strong, continuous typhoon winds
ぴゅーぴゅー
Strong, continuous, and cold wintry winds
ひゅっ・びゅ
Something cutting and flying in the wind
っ・ぴゅっ ひゅるるん
Wind sharply whistling through the air
びゅんびゅ
Continuous, strong wind blowing
ん・ぴゅんぴ ゅん ふー
Wind blowing
ぶぉーっ
Wind violently blasting or bursting out
ぶんぶん
Wind heavily roaring overhead
わさわさ
Grass and leaves stirring or rustling
TEMPERATURE COLD WEATHER AND FEELING COLD じわじわ
The cold gradually piercing your body
しん
The cold deeply penetrating your body
じんじん
Your body going numb with cold
すーすー
Wind blowing through a crack when it's chilly
すかすか
Feeling chilly from moving air
ぞーっ
Cold from goosebumps running up your spine
ぞくぞく
Shivering from the cold or a fever
ぞくり
Suddenly getting intense shivers
ひやっ・ひや
Cold water or air touching your skin
り ひやひや
Your skin feeling cold
ひやりひやり
Your skin feeling cold over and over
りん
Tensing up from the cold
ぎんぎん
Feeling incredibly cold
ひんやり
Feeling cool
きーん
Feeling too cold
HOT AND WARM うらら
Warm, spring sunlight
かっ・かっか
Growing hot from fire or anger
ぬくぬく・ぬ
A comfortable, warm place
っくり ほかほか
A warm body or food
ぽかぽか
Feeling comfortable warmth
ぽかりぽかり
Warm from sunlight
ほこっ・ほこ
Warm and feeling good
ほこ ぽっぽっ
Growing heat from within your body
ほのぼの ほやほや
Feeling warm inside (your heart or soul) So new that steam is rising off it
ほわっ
Soft and wrapped in warmth
ほんわか
A warm, comfortable atmosphere
むしむし
Too much warmth, unpleasantly hot
むわっ・もわ
Heat spreading out in front of you
っ むん
Suddenly feeling heat
むんむ・むん
Wrapped in oppressive heat
むん もわもわ
Steam spreading out in front of you
WATER AND LIQUIDS WATER DROPS, DRIPPING, FALLING, AND SPLASHING ちゅっ・ぴゅ
A small amount of water, forcefully shooting through the air
っ ばしゃっ
Water forcefully scattering
ぱしゃっ
Water gently scattering
ばちゃっ
A huge splash of water
ぱちゃっ
A small splash of water
はらはら
Tears endlessly falling
びしゃっ ぴしゃっ
Water violently splashing Water sharply splashing
びちゃっ
Water violently hitting something with a high sound
ぴちゃっ
A small amount of water splashing
ぼしゃっ
A momentarily heavy splash
ぽたり・ぽた
Water droplets falling on the surface of something
ん・ぽつり・ ぽつん・ぽた り・ぽたん ぼたぼた
Fairly large water droplets falling continuously
ぽたぽた
A small amount of water dripping
ぼとぼと
Fairly large water droplets heavily falling
ぽとぽと
A small amount of water trickling down
ぽろぽろ
Tears spilling out over and over
FLOWING, POURING, AND STREAMING がばがば
A large amount of water streaming forcefully
ごーっ
A large amount of water echoing from a ways away
ころころ
Water lightly flowing
さーっ・ざー
A large amount of water pouring out all at once
っ ざーざー
A large amount of water streaming continuously
さらさら
A quiet, shallow brook
しゃーしゃー
Water lightly flowing continuously
じゃーじゃー
Water, usually from a faucet, flowing continuously
しょろしょろ
Just a little bit of water flowing
だくだく
A large amount of sweat
だぼだぼ
Pouring a large amount of water of liquids
たらたら
Sweat or blood falling
だらだら ちょろちょろ
Sweat, blood, or oil dripping A thin brook trickling
どーっ
A large amount of water flowing violently all at once
どーどー
A large amount of water flowing down
とくとく
Glugging or gurgling from a small mouth
どくどく
Something, like blood, overflowing out
どばどば
A large amount of water spurting out all at once
どぶどぶ
The sound of water or sake being poured
どぼどぼ
A large amount of liquid being poured continuously
とろとろ
Something thick flowing
DAMP, OOZING, AND RUNNING しっとり
Soaked in a moderate amount of moisture
じっとり
Uncomfortably sweaty
じとじと
Covered in an uncomfortable amount of rain
しとっ・しと
Completely soaked through with a light dampness
り じとっ・じと
Unpleasant moisture and humidity
り じみじみ
Feeling damp
じめじめ
Completely soaked in humidity and moisture, sodden and clammy
じゅくじゅく
Completely soaked and oozing
じわじわ
Moisture slowly spreading
じわっ
Liquids soaking and oozing
じんわり
Soaking slowly with sweat or tears
べっとり
Deeply stained with sweat
べとべと
Sticky with sweat or blood
GETTING WET ぐしょぐし
Clothes getting completely wet
ょ・ぐちょぐ ちょ ぐっしょり
Clothes getting severely wet
しとしと
Getting wet from light rain or fog
ずくずく
The uncomfortable feeling of getting wet from rain or water
とっぷり・ど
Being completely immersed in bath water or liquids
っぷり びしょびし ょ・びちょび
Horribly soaked by a large amount of water
ちょ びしゃびし
Water collecting on the surface
ゃ・びちゃび ちゃ ひたひた
Lightly soaking in water
びっしょり
Disgustingly drenched in a large amount of sweat
びっちょり
Completely drenched in a large amount of water
べちゃべちゃ
Getting soft from water, mushy and soggy
べちょべちょ
Unpleasant from excess moisture
RIPPLING, BUBBLING, AND SINKING こぽこぽ
Water bubbling gently
ごぼごぼ
Bubbling loudly
ごぽごぽ
Water mixing in with the air
ざざっ
Waves violently breaking
ざばっ
A large amount of water moving
ざぶっ・ざぶ
The sound of jumping into water
ん じゃぶん・じ
Water violently flying
ゃぼん たぷんたぷん
Water being shifted and rippling
たぽたぽ
The sound of something slapping against water
ちゃぷちゃぷ
Water sloshing lightly
どぶん・どぼ
Something heavy falling into water
ん とぷんとぷん
The sound of water sloshing gently
どんぶりこ
Something sinking underwater
ひたひた
Waves lapping against the shore
ぶくぶく
Bubbling
ぷくぷく
Small bubbles forming
ぼこぼこ
Big bubbles rising, burbling
FIRE BURNING かっか
The sun and fire continuously burning hot
ちょろちょろ
A small flame continuously burning
ちろちろ
A small flame flickering as it burns
とろとろ
Simmering for a long time
ぱちぱち
Strong popping of a fire
ぱっぱっ
Large flames fiercely burning
ぱりぱり
Something burned crispy
ぶすぶす・ぷ
Sputtering of smokey embers
すぷす
ぼーっ・ぼっ
A flame flaring up for a moment
ぼーぼー
Fire burning
ぼーん
Fire flaring up explosively
ぼっぼっ
A large flame flaring every once in a while
めらめら
Suddenly bursting into flames
EARTH DIRT, SAND, AND ROCKS がたがた
A road that isn't paved
ごつごつ
Something jagged or rugged, like bare rock
ごろごろ
Something like a boulder tumbling
こんもり
The swelling roundness of a mountain
ざーっ
Forcefully moving sand
さくさく
Stepping on soft dirt or sand
さくっ
Sand mixing as you step on it
さくりさくり
Walking on soft dirt or sand
ざっく
Roughly grabbing something like sand
さらさら
Dry sand sifting or falling
じゃりじゃり
Pebbles or sand crunching together
じゃりっ
Pebbles hitting each other while they fall
ずぶずぶ・ず
Sinking into a swamp or a sand
ぼずぼ そくそく
Stepping on sand as you walk
でこぼこ
Uneven ground
べちょっ
Smearing mud or paint
ぼこぼこ
Lots of hollows or holes
ACTIONS AND CONDITIONS WALKING AND RUNNING
うろうろ
Wandering aimlessly
えっちらおっ
Walking with great difficulty, barely managing to walk
ちら かっぽかっぽ
The sound of horse hooves
さっさ・さっ
Feet moving vigorously
さっ すたこら
Fast paced, eager walking
すたこらさっ
Running away without looking back
さ すたすた
Briskly walking without looking around
せかせか
Jogging as if you're in a hurry
たー・たたー
Lightly taking off into a run
たかたか
The high pitched footsteps of a child running
たじたじ
Staggering or tripping over your feet
だだーっ
Powerfully running through
たたたた
Running at full speed
だだだだ
Rushing forward
たったかたっ
Light running
たか たったっ
Walking quickly with long strides
ちょこちょこ
Scurrying along with short steps
てくてく
Going a long way, trudging along
てけてけ
Walking with the same rhythm
どっしどっし
Heavily stomping with your weight
とーん
Stamping forcefully with your foot
とことこ
The small steps of children
とっとことっ
The rhythm of quick, small steps
とこ・とっと っ
とっと
Quickly walking
ととと
Trotting, jogging
どたばた
Noisily running around
とぼとぼ
Stooping as you walk a long way, trudging
のさのさ
Like you don't care, haughtily
のしのし
Strong, heavy steps, lumbering
のそのそ のっしのっし
Hulking and slow, like a slow giant Walking with huge, clumsy strides, like a giant
のらりのらり
Slowly, aimlessly walking
のろのろ・の
Proceeding at a snail's pace, slow and sluggish
ろりのろり ぱかぱか・ぱ
The sound of light horse footsteps, clip clop
っぱか ぱたぱた・ば
The pitter patter of footsteps
たばた ひょこひょこ
Taking a carefree stroll
ふらふら・ぶ
Wandering around without any goal or purpose
らぶら よたよた
And old, or sick person, weak on their feet
よちよち
An infant still learning how to walk
よぼよぼ
And old person shaking while they walk
よろよろ
Someone who looks like they could collapse at any moment
わたわた
Restless and unable to calm down
WAKING UP AND GETTING UP がばっ
Suddenly wake up all at once
さっ
Taking the initiative, and standing up willingly
しゃっきり
Straight backed
しゃん
Standing up straight, looking forward
すくっ・すっ
Vigorously standing upright
く すたっ
Getting up lightly
すっ
Getting up casually and carefree
すとん
Lightly jumping down
ぬーっ
Standing up straight, silently, without doing anything Slowly, ponderously getting up
のっそり ぱっ
Quickly standing up in reaction to something
ばらばら
A large number of people standing up and moving one after the other
ひょい
Lightly getting up
ぴん
Jumping up and standing erect
むくっ・むっ
Suddenly waking up and getting up
く・むっくり むくむく
Squirming while getting up
SLEEPING AND LAYING DOWN うとうと・う
Half asleep, nodding off
つらうつら うとっ
Suddenly hit with drowsiness
こっくりこっ
Your body moving from nodding off
くり くーくー
The sound your nose makes when you're fast asleep
ぐーぐー・ぐ
Snoring while you're fast asleep
ーすか ぐっすり
Completely and totally asleep
こっくり
Completely and totally asleep
こてっ
Nodding off with your head suddenly drooping
ことっ
Suddenly losing your strength and collapsing
ころっ・ころ
Falling asleep from fatigue
り ごろっ・ごろ
Lying down and easily falling asleep
り・ごろん こんこん（昏
Laying down and stretching out
昏） すーすー
Falling into a long, deep sleep
すやすや
Normal, even breathing while asleep
どたん
Peaceful breathing while asleep, sleeping soundly
とろっ
Feeling tired and heavy
とろとろ
Looking sleepy
とろん
Dozing, a light doze
DOING NOTHING ぐーたら
Not having the willpower to do anything
ごろごろ・ご こりごこり
Passing the time doing nothing
ごろんごろん
Rolling around idly
のーのー
Happily ignoring your surroundings
のんびり
To feel at ease, without a job or worries
ぶらぶら
Living in laziness and doing nothing
ぶらり
Being bored and doing nothing
ぼけっ
Living idly and sloppily
TIRED うんざり
Disgusted and fed up
がっかり
Horribly exhausted, losing energy
くたくた・ぐ
Horribly tired and worn out
たぐた くたっ・ぐた っ・ぐったり
Tired and unable to move
げっそり
Horribly exhausted and withering away
げんなり
Weakening from fatigue and heat
ずたぼろ
Mentally and emotionally exhausted
へとへと
Completely exhausted and out of breath
ぼろぼろ
Mentally and emotionally worn out
よたよた
Staggering and unable to walk straight from exhaustion
SHIVERING AND SHAKING がくがく
Joints, like knees, shaking
がたがた
Shivering violently from coldness or fear
がちがち
Teeth chattering from coldness or fear
ざわざわ
Goosebumps from a bad feeling
ぞーっ
Chills going up your spine from fear
ぞくぞく
Body shaking from cold, fear, or excitement
ぞくっ
A sudden chill from cold, fear, or excitement
ぞぞ
The feeling of unpleasant coldness
ぞっ
Visually shaking for a moment from fear
ひくっ・ぴく
Body, or part of it, spasming suddenly
っ・ぴくり・ ぴくん びくっ
Body suddenly, reflexively shaking or trembling
ひくひく
Part of your body twitching or cramping
びくびく・ぴ
Part of your body shaking from fear
くぴく ぴくりぴく
Continuously shaking for a period of time
り・ぴくんぴ くん びりっ・びり ん
Body going numb from sudden stimulation
ぴりっ
A sudden shaking movement
びりびり
Something like glass resonating from an explosion, rattling
ぶるっ
Your whole body suddenly shaking from the cold
ぷるっ
Vibrating for a moment
ふるふる・ぷ
Moved by light shaking or vibrating
るぷる
Trembling from cold, fear, or anger ぶるぶる ぶるり
Suddenly shaking and moving
ぶるん
Waving or shaking something around, like an arm
ぶるんぶるん
Continuously, intensely shaking
わなわな
Shaking from cold, fear, or anger
LOOKING AND GLARING うつらうつら
Eyes opening and closing, seeing and not seeing, nodding off
かっ
Eyes wide open, glaring
きっ
An intense look in your eyes and attitude
きょときょと
Looking around restlessly over and over
きょろきょろ
Turning around looking around restlessly
ぎょろぎょろ
Big eyeballs shining keenly
きょろ
Charming eyes opening wide
ぎょろ・ぎょ
Glaring intently at someone
ろり きょろり
Quickly surveying your surroundings
ぎらぎら
A glint in your eyes / not hiding the lust in your eyes
きろっ
The sudden movement of your eyes
ぎろっ・きろ
Big eyes glaring
り ぎろり
Glaring threateningly
ぎんぎん
Continuously opening your eyes wide
ぐっ
Keenly staring at your focal point
じーっ・じっ
Not taking your eyes off your target
しげしげ
Staring at something over and over, fixedly
じとっ・じと
Glaring with jealously and resentment
り しばしば
Blinking repeatedly Blinking wearily after your eyes were open a long time
しょぼしょぼ しょぼっ
Eyes that are open but can't understand what they see
じろじろ
Rudely staring at someone over and over
じろっ・じろ
Coldly glaring at someone
り じろりじろり
Rudely sending and obstinate look at someone
ちかちか
Strong light irritating your eyes
ちらちら
Look out of the corner of your eye over and over
ちらっ・ちら
Glancing out of the corner of your eye for a moment
り ちらりちらり
Something appearing and disappearing, flickering
ちろっ
Sharply glancing sideways
つくづく
Gazing intently, unabashedly
とろり・とろ
With eyes dull from drunkenness
ん・どろん どんより
Dull eyes, losing life
ぱちり・ぱち
Looking with big, wide eyes
ぱち・ぱっち り はっきり
Seeing the target clearly
ぽつっ・ぽつ
Squinting at something small
ん ぼんやり
Only able to see dim outlines
まざまざ
Plainly visible before your eyes
まじまじ
Staring directly into your face
EATING, CHEWING, AND LICKING あんぐり
Taking big bites with a wide, open mouth
がしがし
Chewing something wildly with your teeth
がつがつ
Devouring something and giving into your desires
がっぷり
Biting something deeply and not letting go
がばがば
Continuing to eat food energetically
がぶっ・がぶ
Taking a big bite of something
り かりかり
Lightly chewing on something hard with your teeth
がりがり
Trying to munch something hard with your teeth
かりっ・かり
Biting once into something hard
り・かりん がりっ・がり
Chewing a mouthful of something hard
り くしゃくし
Eating loudly and vulgarly
ゃ・くちゃく ちゃ・ぐちゃ ぐちゃ ぐちゅぐちゅ
Rinsing out your mouth or chewing something
こりこり
Biting something hard in your mouth
こりっ
Biting into something hard
ごりっ
Biting forcefully into something hard
さくっ
The light feeling when you bite into something
しこっ
Pleasant crunchiness
しゃきしゃき
Eating fresh vegetables with lots of texture, like celery
じゅるっ
Sipping on mostly liquid food
しょりしょり
Refreshing, light crunchiness
じょりじょり
Eating something granular and feeling the roughness in your mouth
ずるずる
Sipping noodles, or something similar, loudly and vulgarly
つるつる
Sipping noodles, or something similar, lightly
ばくっ・ぱく
A big mouth biting forcefully
っ
Opening and closing a big mouth repeatedly (usually while eating) ばくばく・ぱ くぱく・ばく りばくり・ぱ くりぱくり ぱくり・ぱく
Eating something with a big mouth and swallowing
ん・ぱっくん ばりばり
Chewing something hard with your teeth
ぱりぱり
Eating something crispy
ぴちゃぴち
Eating while making unpleasant tongue noises
ゃ・ぺちゃぺ ちゃ べちゃべちゃ
Eating and making vulgar noises
ぺろっ・べろ
Licking quickly
っ ぺろり・べろ
Eating up all the food
り べろべろ・ぺ
Running your tongue over something
ろぺろ ぺろぺろ
Licking exaggeratedly over and over again
べろん・ぺろ
Licking something exaggeratedly once
ん べろんべろ ん・ぺろんぺ ろん
Running your tongue over something exaggeratedly, multiple times
ぼりっ
Loudly biting something hard
ぼりぼり
Chewing something hard with your teeth
ぽりぽり
Chewing something hard lightly with your teeth
むぐむぐ
Chewing something without opening your mouth
むしゃむしゃ
Eating something swiftly
むしゃり
Taking one, quick bite
むしゃりむし ゃり
Eating something quickly, continuously
むにゃむにゃ
Muttering with food in your mouth
もぐもぐ
Stuffing food in your mouth and chewing over and over
もごもご
Mumbling while you eat, chewing your words
もそもそ
Eating something dry and unpleasant
もりもり
Eating with gusto
DRINKING AND GETTING DRUNK がばがば
Continuously drinking alcohol, like beer, a lot
がばっ
Drinking a lot at one time with a big mouth
がぶがぶ
Drinking a lot quickly
がぷがぷ
Drinking quickly and breathing, drink, take a breath, drink, take a breath
がぶっ・がぶ
Drinking a lot all at once
り がぶりがぶり
Drinking a lot over and over again
がぼがぼ
Drinking quickly all of a sudden
かぽっ・がぼ
Taking a drink in a good mood
っ きゅー・きゅ
Drinking down some strong alcohol
っ くい
Lightly drinking something like sake in one gulp
ぐい
Gulping down something like sake in one breath
くいくい
Continuously gulping down something like sake
ぐいぐい
Quickly drinking a lot of something like sake
くー・ぐー・
Drinking something in one gulp
ぐーっ・くく ー くっ・ぐっ
Gulping down something
ぐっぐっ
Drinking quickly without stopping for air
ぐでんぐでん
Getting black out drunk
ぐたぐた
Getting so drunk you can't even move your body
ぐびっ・ぐぶ
The gulping noise your throat makes when you drink alcohol
り ぐびぐび・ぐ
Repetitive gulping from drinking alcohol
びりぐびり こくこく
Drinking and tasting delicious flavors
ごくごく・ご
Drinking and making gulping sounds with your throat
っくりごっく り・ごぶごぶ こくっ・こく
Sipping or swallowing lightly
り・こくん・ こっくん ごくっ・ごく
Sipping or swallowing and making a gulp sound
り・ごくん・ ごっくん こくりこくり
Sipping or swallowing slowly as if you're savoring the flavors
ごくりごくり
Drinking continuously with loud gulp, gulp, gulping sounds
ごくんごくん
Drinking quickly with gulp, gulp, gulping sounds
ごっくり
Drinking loudly in one breath
じゅるっ
Swallowing or sipping spit, soup, or a liquid
ずーずー
Swallowing or sipping soup, or a liquid with higer-pitch loud sound, like sucking soba noodles
ずーっ・すす
Swallowing or sipping soup, or a liquid with loudly, like soba noodles
っ・ずずっ ずるずる
Loudly slurping noodles
ずるっ
A snort of mucus or soup
ちびりちびり
Slowly sipping alcohol
ちゅーちゅ
Sucking a liquid (with a straw) or noodles slowly
ー・ちゅるち ゅる ちゅっ
A short slurp of soup or a liquid
ぴちゃぴちゃ
Wet licking sound an animal, like a dog, makes
ひっく
Hiccup, usually of a drunk person
ぺちゃぺちゃ
Making tongue noises while drinking and/or eating
へべれけ
Getting super drunk, with slurred thinking and speaking
べろべろ・べ
Getting so drunk you can't move your body normally
ろんべろん ほろっ・ほろ
Getting tipsy, or a comfortable amount of drunkness
り ぽわん
Getting drunk and feeling great, like you're floating
れろれろ
Getting tongue tied from alcohol or drugs
PUKING AND VOMITING がらがら・が
Vomiting and gargling
らがらぺっ げー・げっ
Vomiting food and drinks
げーげー・げ
Continuously vomiting food and drinks
ろげろ げろっ
Vomiting instantly
ぷっぷっ
Violently vomit in your own mouth
ぺっぺっ
Forcefully vomit spit and phlegm
むかっ・むか
Feeling the urge to vomit in your stomach, holding it down
むか SAYING AND SPEAKING うだうだ
Constantly making excuses and complaints
がたがた
Complaining a lot
がみがみ
A higher status person giving you a lecture or scolding you with strong words or tone
がやがや
Many people talking loudly
きっぱり
Saying something clearly with a straightforward expression
ぎゃーぎゃー
Making complaints loudly and repeatedly
きゃんきゃ
Shouting, crying, or yelling with a high-pitch voice
ん・きんきん ぐちぐち
Making complaints to someone or aloud to yourself
ぐずぐず
Muttering complaints
くだくだ・ぐ だぐだ・くど
Doing or saying the same thing over and over again incessantly
くど ぐたぐた
Complaining over and over about things, listing them
ぐちゃぐちゃ
Talking forever about meaningless things
ごじゃごじ
Telling various excuses or complaints
ゃ・ごたご た・ごちゃご ちゃ こそこそ
Whispering secretly
ごちょごちょ
Saying something into someone's ear
ごにょごにょ
Muttering so that others can't hear you
ざっくばらん
Explaining your situation frankly
しどろもどろ
Making illogical excuses, panicking and making terrible excuses that don't make sense
しんみり
Saying something sadly with a quiet, calm tone
ずけずけ
Saying something very straight forward
ずばずば・ず
Saying or pointing out something straight forward, get to the point in a very outspoken manner
ばっ・ずばり すらすら
Speaking really fluently, smoothly
たらたら
Complaining about something over and over for a really long time
だらだら
Talking about or explaining something really unclearly and taking a long time to do it Chatting and being really flirty
ちゃらちゃら つけつけ・つ
Not hesitating to say something, saying whatever you think
かつか つべつべ
Annoyingly complaining or theorizing at someone
ぬけぬけ
Saying or making something up to show off
はきはき
Talking or replying in a clear, friendly manner
ばしばし
Saying things without holding back or hesitating
ぴーちくぱー
Loudly talking with a high pitched voice
ちく ぴしゃっ・ぴ
Stubbornly taking one side in an argument
しゃり ひそひそ
Whispering so the people around you can't hear
ぶーぶー
Whining and complaining a lot
ふがふが
The air moving through your mouth because your false teeth fell out
ぶつくさ・ぶ
Continuously complaining in a low voice
つぶつ ぶつっ・ぶつ
Muttering a single word under your breath
り べちゃくち
Continuously chatting about frivolous things
ゃ・ぺちゃく ちゃ・ぺちゃ ぺちゃ ぺらっ
Chatting fluently
ぺらぺら
Being able to speak a fluent language fluently
ぼそり・ぽつ
Saying a single word in a low voice
り ぼそぼそ
Speaking with a really low, lifeless voice
ぽんぽん
Cheerfully showing someone in what you're saying over and over
むにゃむにゃ
Sleep talking, or mumbling Mumbling, talking without opening your mouth very much
もぐもぐ・も ごもご やいのやいの
Meddling or pressing someone for information that isn't your business
れろれろ
Getting tongue tied from alcohol or drugs
わいわい・わ
Many people talking loudly
やわや COUGHING AND CHOKING
えへん おほん
Coughing violently and clearing your throat Clearing your throat for attention
かーっ
Coughing up phlegm into your mouth from your throat
かっ
Violently breathing in phlegm or spit
ぐぐっ
Food or air caught in your throat
けほけほ
Choking slightly
げほげほ・ご
Strong coughing fit
ほごほ こほこほ・こ
Light cough
んこん ごほん
Coughing strongly once to clear a blocked throat
こほんこほん
A light, halting cough
ごほんごほん
Strongly coughing many time
ぜーぜー
Breathing through phlegm
NOISY
がやがや
A crowd of people gathered together talking noisily
きーきー
A noisy, shrill voice
きゃーきゃ
Yelping out of joy or fear
ー・ぎゃーぎ ゃー ぎゃんぎゃん
Making a big fuss, bawling
ごたごた
Noisy complaining and fussing
ざわざわ
A bunch of people causing a commotion
じゃんじゃか
Something like a musical instrument making a lot of noise
ちゃんちゃか
The playful noise of a banquet or dinner party
てんやわんや
A large number of people scrambling over each other in total confusion
どがちゃが
Getting chaotic
どさくさ
Confusion or a scandal
どさどさ
A crowd of people jumbling together one after another
どたどた
The sound of people heavily and recklessly moving around
どたばた・ど
Noisily running or stomping around
たんばたん どやどや
The sound of many footsteps going in and out of somewhere
どんちゃか・
Boisterous revelry, the sounds of music and enjoyment at a banquet or party
どんちゃん ぱたぱた
The sound of busily moving around
やいやい
An uproar unable to settle down
わーわー
A raised voice crying or screaming
わいわい・わ
A large group of people making a lot of noise
やわや わっ
A large group of people stirring all at once
わっさわっさ
A crowd yelling all at once
わんわ
Noisiness
LAUGHING AND SMILING
あっはっは・
Cheerfully, loudly laughing
あはは・わは は あはあは
A rude laugh with your mouth open
いひひ
A wily, laugh with your mouth pulled to the sides
うっしっし
Chuckling to yourself after you did something well
うはうは
Laughing in a loud, rude voice after making a large profit
うひひ
A mean laugh of someone who has a scheme or plan
うひょひょ
Accidentally letting out a small, happy laugh
うふっ
A short, low laugh
うふふ
With your mouth only open a little, as if you know something they don't know
えへへ
A shy, embarrassed laugh
おほほ・ほほ
With a narrow mouth, acting refined
ほ かかか
Laughter that seems happy, but is despicable
がはは
A long, hearty, loud laugh
からから
A hearty laugh, without a care or worry
きゃー
A shrill laugh
きゃっきゃっ
The laughter of children playing and having fun
ぎゃはは
Laughing vulgarly when you encounter something that is good for you or that you can take advant
くーっ・くっ
Trying not to laugh, but laughing anyway Laughing, but trying to hold back
くくっ くすくす
Laughing quietly, unable to hold it in, chuckling
くすっ・くす
Letting out just a little bit of a laugh
り くすん
A light laugh out of your nose
くっく・くっ
Laughing quietly, unable to hold it in
くっ けけ
A weird, high laugh
けたけた
High laughter that sounds fake or superficial
げたげた
Loud, rude laughter
げたっ
Rudely laughing with a loose expression
けっけっ
A mocking laugh, making fun of someone
けらけら・け
Innocent, high laughter
ろけろ
Openly vulgar laughter, guffaw げらげら ころころ
Laughing and rolling happily because something is really funny or fun
どっ・どっと
Many people laughing together loudly
にーっ
Smiling in an eerie way to imply something
にかっ
Smiling with your teeth showing
にこっ・にこ
Smiling happily to show that you're happy
り・にっこり にこにこ
Laughing and smiling brightly, showing gratitude
にたっ・にた
A broad, evil grin, unable to hide your joy
にた にたりにたり
Repeatedly smirking smugly
にっ
Smiling lovingly without making a sound
にっこにこ
Laughing and smiling with the utmost happiness
にやっ
Unintentionally smiling and showing your joy
にやにや・に
Giving a faint, cold smile
やり にんまり
Smiling with satisfaction because things went your way
はっはっ・は
Laughing without a worry or care
はは ひっひっ・ひ
Shifty laughing of a bad person or villain
ひひ ぷー・ふっ・ ぷっ
Busting out with laughter at something funny
ふっふっ
A fearless smile
ふふ
A suppressed laugh, without being able to hide your joy
ふふん
Laughing through your nose, looking down on someone else
へっへっ・へ
Laughing meanly, triumphantly
へへ へらへら
A frivolous, superficial laugh Laughing or smiling because you gained something, usually money or profit
ほくほく ほっほっ
Laughing loudly as if you're out of breath, like Santa's laugh
わーっ
A sudden, loud laugh
CRYING あーん・うわ
A child crying loudly without considering the people around it
ーん あんあん・え
A person crying loudly
んえん うえんうえん
Spinelessly crying or whining with your mouth shaped like the へ character
うるうる・う
Moved to tears
るるん うるっ
Unintentionally crying
えーん
A child crying because it wants attention
おーおー
A person crying loudly from sadness
おいおい
An adult crying pitifully
おぎゃーおぎ
A baby bawling
ゃー ぎゃー・ぎゃ
An obstinate kid shouting
ーぎゃー ぐしょぐしょ
Lots of tears flowing
ぐすぐす
Crying and sniffling
ぐすっ・ぐす
Sniffling, moved to tears
り ぐすりぐすり
Sniffling and snorting snot
くすん・ぐす
The sound of your nose sniff when you cry
ん・ぐっすん しくしく
Crying gently, or feeling pitty for someone or something
ひーひー
Crying out with a pitiful voice A crying hiccup, similar to hyperventilation
ひっく ひっひっ
Sobbing but trying to hold back
べそべそ
Crying while grumbling
ほろっ・ほろ
To shed a single tear out of sympathy or from being emotionally moved
り・ぽろり ぼろぼろ
Crying large tears
ぽろぽろ
Tears that won't stop falling
ほろりほろ
Tears spilling down your cheeks one at a time
り・ぽろりぽ ろり めーめー
Crying like a spineless baby
めそめそ
Uncontrollably crying with no self respect
よよ
A woman feebly bursting into tears
わーわー・わ
Bawling without caring about where you are
ーん・わんわ ん わっ
Suddenly, violently bursting into tears
ANGRY, UPSET, ANTISOCIAL かーっ
Getting upset because something didn't go as planned
かっ
Blowing up out of shame or anger
かっか・かっ
Agitated by anger or dissatisfaction
かっ・がみが み
かりかり
Quick to take offense, tightly wound
かんかん
So outraged that you won't listen to reason
きっ
Sudden hardening of your manner or expression
ぞっ
Feeling unpleasant
つっけんどん
Acting curt or unfriendly
つん・つんつ
Facing away disgruntled
ん つんけん
Acting unsociable or crabby
とげとげ
A mean attitude, expression, or tone of voice
ぷい
Facing away without responding
ぷー
Blowing your cheeks out with anger or unhappiness
ぶすっ・ぶす
Blowing your cheeks out with anger or unhappiness, looking sullen
り ぷっ・ぶり
Blowing your cheeks out with anger or unhappiness
っ・ぷりぷり ぷん
Blowing your cheeks out and refusing to speak
ぷんぷん
Opening showing your anger or displeasure
ぼさっ
Acting unsociable, unfriendly
むーっ
Showing your anger or displeasure
むかっ・むか
Anger suddenly welling up, surge of anger
むか むしゃむしゃ
Losing your calm and getting upset often
むすっ
Pouting silently
むっ
Being angered by someone's words or actions
むっつり
Ignoring social graces and being blunt and curt
むらむら
Anger coming up from the bottom of your stomach, anger welling up
NOT FEELING WELL かくっ・がく
Suddenly losing some of your energy
っ がっかり・が
Discouraged by disappointing results
っくり かくん・かっ
A little disappointed because your hopes didn't come true
くん がびーん
Hit with disappointment and shock
ぎゃふん
Not being able to talk back at all after being accused of something, unable to argue
ぎゅー
Knocked down (emotionally) after being accused of something
くしゃっ
Losing motivation and hope
ぐったり
Completely exhausted from fatigue or sickness
くよくよ
Worrying about the past or trivial things
げっそり
Losing weight or getting sick from sickness or anxiety
しおしお
Disappointed by your own failures
しゅん・しょ
Not energetic, depressed
ぼしょぼ・し ょぼっ しょぼん
Depressed, losing energy and willpower
しょんぼり
Depressed and feeling lonely
しんみり
Lonely and quiet, solemn
すごすご
Leaving somewhere depressed, dejected
とぼとぼ
Walking depressed, trudging along
とほほ
Being miserable and pitiful
へたへた
Suddenly losing strength and having to sit down
へなへな
Losing strength and having to sit down
よぼよぼ
Mentally weak, physically growing old
DELIGHTED いそいそ
Happy and lighthearted
うきうき
Happy, cheerfully lighthearted, and full of hope
うしうし
Happily and skillfully going about your business
うはうは
Full of smiles and happiness
きゃぴきゃぴ
Bringing out the happy youthfulness in a bitter woman
ほいほい
Happily carefree and without much thought
ほくほく
Openly happy and pleased with yourself
らんらん
Feeling exhilarated and jumping for joy
るんるん
Feeling exhilarated, euphoric, and humming happily Your heart fluttering from joy or anticipation
わくわく SURPRISED あわわ
A reflexive sound made when noticing something suddenly
うぎゃー
A surprised scream or shriek
がーん
Receiving a psychologically intense shock
がびょーん
Horribly, exaggeratedly shocked
ぎく・ぎく
Someone suddenly touched on a secret of yours
っ・ぎくり・ ぎくん ぎっくん
Suddenly taken by surprise and off balanced
きゃー・ぎゃ
Letting out a scream of surprise, fear, or pain
ー・きゃーき ゃー・きゃ っ・ぎゃっ ぎょえー
Completely amazing and surprised
ぎょぎょ・ぎ
Something suddenly opening your eyes
ょっ きょとっ・き
Understanding the situation with your eyes wide open
ょとん ぐっ
Receiving a strong blow to your heart
げー・げっ
Observing unexpected things
だー
Surprised or dumbfounded
どきっ・どき
Heart racing from excitement, fear, or anticipation
り・どっきり ぱちくり
Blinking rapidly from surprise
はっ
Suddenly noticing something and being surprised by it
ひー
A cry of excitement, fear, or pain Trembling from a momentary fear
ぴくっ・びく り ひっ
Holding your breath out of shock
ひっく
Terribly surprised
びっくら・び
Surprised by something sudden or unexpected
っくり ひやっ・ひや
Momentarily feeling like something bad is about to happen
り FLUSTERED, IMPATIENT, AND UNABLE TO CALM DOWN あくせく（齷
Feeling like you don't have enough time
齪） あたふた
Running around in a hurry
あっぷあっぷ
Struggling and gasping for breath, about to drown
あわあわ
Losing time or a grasp on your senses
いそいそ
Exhilarated and enthusiastic
いらいら
Unable to do things at your own pace, rushed and in a hurry
うきうき
Excited because of joy or hope, cheerful
うずうず・む
Itching to do something, impatient to start something
ずむず おたおた
Flustered or panicked by something suddenly, shocked speechless
おどおど
Hesitating or faltering with nervousness or anger
おろおろ
Unable to move from surprise or anxiety
がさがさ
Noisy and unable to calm down
ぎゃっ
Shouting unintentionally in confusion
きろきろ
An expression lacking calmness or stability
じたばた
Impatiently squirming
しどもど
Confused and incoherent
しどろもどろ
The subject and words spoken are unclear, incoherent
じりじり せかせか
Running out of patience Feeling impatient and that you're being hurried
せこせこ・こ
Making a big deal out of nothing
せこせ そそくさ
Feeling like you're in a hurry to finish
そわそわ
Fidgeting from anxiety
ちゃかちゃか
Unable to steady your movements or actions
どきどき
Your heart beating faster from worry or fear
どぎまぎ
Flustered that someone sees right through you
どたばた
Noisily rushing around doing things
ばたばた
Hurrying around getting things done
はらはら
Nervous or worried about something, on edge
びくびく
Trembling from anxiety or anger
やきもき
Unable to calm down from worry or impatience
わくわく
Excited from anticipation, pleasure, or happiness
わさわさ
Unable to concentrate or calm down
HESITATING AND FALTERING いじいじ
Unsure of your behavior or actions
うじうじ
Unable to be proactive or make a decision
おずおず
Faltering or hesitating from anger or nervousness
ぐだぐだ
Acting slow out of unwillingness or laziness
くよくよ
Restlessness from worries or regrets
くらくら
Unsure of what decision to make due to temptation
ぐらぐら
Unsure due to weak resolution, indecisiveness
たじたじ
Hesitating because someone is coercing you
まごまご
Losing your head because you don't know what to do
もじもじ
Unable to make decisions because of embarrassment or shyness
THINKING AND FEELING うっとり
Being fascinated by something beautiful, spellbound
きゅーん
Feeling a tightness or pressure in the your chest from sadness or grief
きゅん
A tightening in your chest for a moment from strong feelings
さめざめ
Sorrowful, bitter feelings
じーん
Slowly becoming impressed, moved, or touched by something
じーっ
Thinking deeply and quietly
じん
Being so touched by something that you're almost moved to tears
しんみ
Feeling pity and a little sad for someone
ぞっ
Strongly moved by something and that feeling runs through your body
つくづく
Believing something from the bottom of your heart
つらつら
Thinking about something for a long time
ぴーん
Suddenly thinking of an idea
ぴぴっ・ぴん
Strong instincts or intuition
ほろり
Feeling sympathy for someone
むくむく
A feeling or idea that suddenly came up
もやもや
Worrying or wondering what to do
HURT AND PAIN いがいが
An itchiness or tickle in your throat
いらいら・ひ
An irritation in your throat or on your skin from pain or hot food
りひり うずうず
Feeling a continuous dull pain
がんがん
Pain or noise echoing in your head
きりきり
A stomachache with sharp pains
ぎんぎん
Head constantly aching badly
ぐさぐさ
Receiving a blow to the heart from cold words
ぐさっ・ぐさ
The psychological wounds from someone's words
り
The ache of something getting in your eye ごろごろ じーん
The sensation of pain or cold
しく
Stabbing pain from a bug
しくしく
Continuous spasms of dull pain
しくりしくり
Prickling pain over and over
じん
Numb or sleeping limbs
じんじん
Continuous pain and numbness from the afflicted area
ずきずき・ず
Throbbing, grinding pain
んずん ずきっ・ずき
Sudden, violent, traveling and throbbing pain
り・ずきん ずきんずきん
Continuous throbbing pain
ちかちか
Flashing pain in your eyes
ちくちく
A stabbing pain like needles over and over, prickling
ちくっ・ちく
A sudden stabbing pain from a needle or a bug
り・ちくん ちりちり
A cut or skin that feel like it's burning
どきんどき
Violent throbbing
ん・どっきど っき・どっき んどっきん びーん
Numbness or itchiness spreading through your body
ぴきぴき
Twitching and on edge
ひりっ・ぴり
Feeling a sudden itch, pain, or hot taste
っ びりびり・ぴ
Feeling a continued pain or irritation
りぴり ひりり
Feeling a pain from something for a moment, tingling, irritation
びりり・ぴり
Numb from a momentary stimulus, tingling, stinging
り むずむず・も
Feeling itchy like you were bitten by, or have bugs on you
ぞもぞ
PERSONALITY AND DISPOSITION UNCONCERNED AND COMPOSED あっけらかん
Without any hesitation
おっとり
So calm that it seems like time is passing slower than normal
おめおめ がっちり
Without hesitation, calmly Shrewdly, being pushy
けりけろ・け
As if nothing happened, nonchalantly
ろっ・けろり さばさば
Without attachment or seriousness
しゃーしゃー
Shamelessly not feeling that embarrassing things are actually embarrassing
しらっ・しれ
Acting as if something is not a big deal at all
っ ずかずか
Being nosy, acting and saying things without any hesitation
ずけずけ
Saying something that could hurt someone else, blunt
ちゃっかり
Acting shrewd but still well liked, cheeky
つけつけ
Saying and doing things without reserve, rude
ぬくぬく
Doing well on your own, carefree and successful
ぬけぬけ
Acting like you didn't do (something negative) and it is obvious to other people, shamelessly
のーのー
Without any worries or concerns
のこのこ
Showing up without any knowledge or understanding of what is going on
のほほん
Carefree, without worries or concerns
のんびり
Mentally and physically relaxed
はっきり
Showing your feelings very clearly
やいやい
Loudly bothering other people for things, pestering people
ENERGETIC ぎんぎん
Full of energy and very mobile
しゃきしゃき
Dealing with tasks quickly and efficiently
しゃき・しゃ
Feeling brisk and lively in both body and mind
っきり しゃん
Both your movement and thoughts are logical and stable
しゃんしゃん
Energetically going about your daily tasks
すくすく
Children growing up without complications
ちゃきちゃき
Doing things quickly, cheerfully, and efficiently
ぴかぴか・ぴ
A new life shining with hope and happiness
っかぴか ぴちぴち
Young and healthy, or a fresh, lively fish
ぴんぴん
Energetic and lively
ぶいぶい
Energetic and powerful
もりもり
Bursting with energy and motivation
PHYSIQUE AND FIGURE FAT AND ROBUST ころころ
Plump and overweight
ずんぐり
Short and overweight
ずんぐりむっ
Getting fat, gaining weight, swelling
くり だぶだぶ
Fat, loose and baggy
でっぷり
Getting fat or flabby around your stomach and waist
でぶでぶ
Shamefully getting fatter
ぶくんぶくん
Getting big and flabby
ぶよぶよ
Getting way too fat and soft and flabby
ぽちゃっ
A chubby face and body
ぼちゃぼちゃ
Getting chubby and cute
ぽちゃぽちゃ ぽっちゃり
Chubby, just a little fat Lovely chubby and cute
ぼってり
Heavy and fat
ぽってり
Chubby and adorable
ぽてっ
So fat it looks like your head is just riding your body
ぼてぼて
Having undesirable fat on your body
ぽてぽて
Plump like a baby with supple skin
むちっ・むち
Supple skin and plenty of flesh in all the right places
むち・むっち り がしっ・がっ
A study body or bone structure
しり・がっち り ぼんきゅぼん もりもり
Nice proportions:
ぼん big breasts きゅ tight waist ぼん big butt
Bulging muscles, looking strong
THIN がりがり
So thin that you can see their bones, skin and bones
すらっ・すら
Long, slender, and well proportioned
り ひょろっ・ひ ょろひょろ・ ひょろり・ひ ょろん
Lanky, thin and tall
ほっそり
Slim and slender figure
MOVING AND CHANGING ADVANCING AND MOVING がーっ
Forcefully moving
ががっ
Advancing with great force
がくりがくり
Suddenly moving and then going back
がくんがくん
Drastic, jerking motions
がんがん
Pushing forward, without paying any attention to your surroundings
ぐいぐい
Pushing forward, as if you're being pulled
ぐんぐん
Gradually speeding up while advancing
さくさく
Things going forward without delay
さっさっ
Moving on willingly, without any hangups
さらさら
Things moving forward quickly and smoothly
じゃんじゃん
Things moving forward and making progress
じりじり
Slowly approaching someone
ずい
Entering the inside of a house unreservedly
すいすい
Feeling comfortable moving forward without resistance, unhindered
すーっ
Quiet things moving forward
ずかずか
Rudely entering into someone else's area or space
すっ
Moving quickly and quietly
ずっ すっすっ
Things pressing forward even more Things advancing without difficulty
ずっずっ・ず
Things strongly pressing forward
んずん すらすら・す
Smoothly advancing without delay
るする すんなり
To calmly advance without resistance
そろそろ
Gradually progressing to a certain state
だー
Running swiftly, with force
たったっ
Flying through the minor details
だっだっ
Moving forward, maintaining force
ついつい
Advancing against your better judgement
つかつか
Striding toward something without hesitation
てきぱき
A matter that progresses quickly
どしどし どんどこ
Moving purposefully and proactively Moving something forward without hesitating
とんとん
Things continuing to go well for a while
どんどん・ば
Forcefully moving forward without hesitating
んばん ほいほい
Advancing willingly
ぽちぽち・ぼ
Steadily progressing, gradually
つぼつ めきめき・め
Visably making rapid progress
っきり FALLING AND DROPPING かたん・かた
Something light and hard falling or dropping
り がたん・がた
Something heavy suddenly falling or dropping
り がらがら
Heavy things falling or collapsing one after another
ことり・こと
Light things falling or collapsing
ん ごとり・ごと
Heavy things falling or collapsing
ん すとん
Falling straight down
たらたら
Liquid rolling down, dripping
ちゃぽん
Something falling into water
ちゃぽっ
Something falling and hitting water
ちらちら
Snow or flowers fluttering as they fall
とーん
Something falls and bounces
どかっ
A big lump or chunk of something falling all at once
どかどか
Something heavy continuously falling
どかり
Something heavy falling or hitting A big, heavy thing falling all at once
どさっ・どさ り・どさん・ どたり・どた ん どさどさ
Heavy things falling one after another
どすん
A huge, heavy thing falling and crashing
ばさっ・ばさ
Something like a vacant body falling
り ぱさっ・ぱさ
Something like an unrolled paper falling
り ばたっ
Something heavy forcefully falling
はたり・ぱた
Something light falling
り ばっばっ
Lots of things forcefully scattering
はらっ
Paper or leaves scattering
ぱらっ
Rain or leaves thinly falling
はらはら
Tears or petals falling one by one
ばらばら
Finely falling, falling in pieces
ぱらぱら
Rain, hail, or leaves falling sparsely
はらり・ぱら
Something light falling
り ばらり
Falling while feeling heavy or important
ぼたっ・ぽた
A drop of water or a liquid falling
っ・ぼたり・ ぽたり・ぽと っ ぼたぼた・ぽ
Large drops of liquid rolling or trickling down one by one
とぽと ぽたぽた・ぽ
Small drops continuously falling
とぽと ぼたん・ぽた
Drops of water falling from a high place
ん ぽちゃっ
Something that seems to break when it falls
ぽちゃん
Something small falling into liquid
ぽつり
A single drop of rain falling
ぽてっ
Dropping something carelessly
ぼとり・ぼと
A thing or liquid dropping heavily
ん ぽとり・ぽと
A thing or drop of water dropping lightly
ん ぽとりぽとり
Falling one by one after a pause
ほろっ・ほろ
A single tear spilling over and falling
り ぼろっ・ぼろ
A thing inadvertently falling
り ほろほろ
Tears or drops of water flowing
ぼろぼろ
Something granular falling in large quantities
ぽろぽろ
Tears or grains of rice spilling and falling all over
ほろりほろり
Tears, flowers, or leaves continuously falling
ぽろりぽろり
Tears or liquids falling in intervals
ぽろん
Something falling too quickly
BREAKING AND BENDING がくり・がっ
Suddenly bending strongly back and forth
くり かくん・かっ
Suddenly bending back and forth and disconnecting
くん ぎくしゃく
Sharply bending back and forth Something suddenly bending back and forth
ぎくっ・ぎく り ぎくん
Sudden, violent bending back and forth
ぐきり
Breaking or spraining a leg, breaking a stick
ばきっ・ばき
Something hard and slim suddenly breaking
ん ぱきっ・ぱき
Something thin breaking
ん ばきばき
Something dry forcefully breaking
ぱきぱき
Thin things breaking one after another
ぱしぱし
Something hard and slim bending back and forth
ぱちり
Something hard breaking
びしっ・びし
Something small and thin folding or breaking
り ぴしっ
A small break or crack
ぼきっ・ぼき
A small cylindrical thing breaking
り ぽきっ・ぽき
A hard, light, cylindrical thing breaking
り ぼきぼき
Hard cylindrical things breaking over and over
ぽきぽき
Light cylindrical things breaking over and over
ぼきん
A hard cylindrical thing completely breaking
ぽきん
A light cylindrical thing completely breaking
ぼくっ
Strong hitting or breaking
ぽちぽち
Dead branches or twigs breaking one after another
ぽっきり
Snapping cleanly
SHAKING AND SWAYING うつらうつら
Swaying slowly
がたがた
Something heavy swaying unstably
がくん
A sudden, violent shake
ぐずり
A heavy, shaking movement
くらくら
Shaking unstably from dizziness
ぐらぐら
Huge, irregular, continuous shaking
くらっ・くら
A sudden, big shake
り ぐらっ・ぐら
A sudden, huge shake for just a moment
り くらりくらり
Repeatedly shaking in a big way
ぐらりぐらり
Huge, slow shaking movements
ぐりぐり
Rubbing your elbow into someone's shoulders
ごとごと
The even swaying of a train car
じわじわ
Swaying in small degrees
たぽたぽ
Liquid sloshing in a container
たぷたぷ
Something big swaying
だらりだらり
Something long swaying loosely
ちょろちょろ
Shaking little by little, trembling
とぷんとぷん
Water in a container swaying
びろびろ
Flicking cloth or your tongue
ふよふよ
Something light quietly swaying
ふらふら
Shaking from loss of your body's equilibrium
ぶらぶら
Something hanging and swaying, dangling
ぷらぷら
Something light swaying in the wind
ふらりふらり
Slowly swaying in a big way
ぶらりぶらり
Heavily, continuously slowly swaying
ぷらりぷらり
Lightly, continuously, slowly swaying
ぶらん
Heavily hanging down and dangling
ぶらんぶらん
Dangling, or swinging legs back and forth
ぶるぶる・ぶ るる・ぶるん
Vibrating and shaking
ぷるる・ぷる
Vibrating a little
ん ぷるんぷるん
Trembling slightly
へらへら
Fluttering
ぺらぺら
Flipping something thin, usually pages
ぽよぽよ
Shaking flexibly
ゆさゆさ
Something large swaying
ゆさり
Something large swaying
ゆさりゆさり
Something large swaying over and over
ゆっさゆっさ
Something big and heavy swaying
ゆらっ
One, huge sway or shaking movement
ゆらゆら
Shaking over and over
ゆらり
Shaking lightly and slowly, once
ゆらりゆらり
Loosely swaying over and over Legs swinging while crossed
よろりよろり CUTTING ざくざく
Chopping the stalks off of vegetables
さくっ・さく
Cutting food with a sharp knife
り・さっくり ざくっ・ざく
Deeply plunging a blade into something
り・ざっくり ざぐり・ざっ
Hollowing something out by cutting into it
く じょきじょき
Cutting through thick cloth with scissors
じょきり
Cutting cloth once with scissors
すかすか
Cutting cleanly with a sharp blade Forcefully cutting something
ずきずき ずたずた
Something that's been cut many times, making it look worn or ragged
すっぱり・す
Completely cut off with a sharp blade
ぱっ・すぱり すとん
Easily cut down
ずばずば
Relentlessly cutting with a blade
ずばり
Cutting through something at once
ずばりずばり
Viciously cutting many times
ちょきちょき
Cutting paper or plants with scissors
ちょきん・ち
Completely cutting something off with scissors
ょっきり ばさり・ばっ
Exaggeratedly cutting something off with a blade
さり ばっさばっさ
Cutting people down one by one with a sword
ばらり
Cutting a thread, group, or joint
ぴちっ
Suddenly splitting open from being cut
ぷすり
Cutting something like a thread or from a group
びちっ
Suddenly, completely cut off
ぷちっ
Suddenly, easily cutting something off
ぶちぶち
Easily cutting something like soba
ぷっつ
Something suddenly coming apart of disconnecting
ぷつっ
Belt, rope, correspondence or suddenly being cut
ふっつり
Severing ties with something or someone, once and for all
ぷっつり
Completely cutting yourself from a group or a relationship
ぶっつん
Violently severing ties
ぷっつん
Being cut apart by something sharp
ぶつぶつ
Cutting something into small pieces
ぷつぷつ
Things getting torn to shreds
ぶつり・ぶつ
Suddenly, completely cutting
ん ぷつり・ぷつ
Speech or correspondence suddenly being cut off
ん ぽっきり
Cleanly cut, or interrupted
ぽつぽつ
Cut into small pieces or interrupted
ぽつり
Suddenly cut down the middle
RIPPING AND TEARING
ばりっ
Tearing to pieces over and over Something hard breaking or tearing
ぱりっ
Something thin breaking or tearing
ぱりぱり
Strong ripping and tearing
ぱりぱり
Cloth or paper forcefully being torn
びっ・ぴっ・
Forcefully tearing or peeling
ずたずた
びびっ びりっ・ぴり
Forcefully tearing cloth or paper
っ びりびり・ぴ
Continuously splitting cloth or paper
りぴり べりっ
Tearing and peeling at once
ぺりっ
Forcefully tearing something thin
べりべり
Ripping something thick over and over
ぺりぺり
Ripping something thin over and over
ぼろぼろ
Little tears in cloth
めりっ・めり
Something brittle ripping, tearing, or breaking
めり STICKING ちょこん・ち
Small things sticking together
ょん ぴたっ・ぴた
Completely stuck together with no gaps
り・ぴった り・ぴっちり ぴたぴた
Sticking on after another
びたり
On one side
ぴたん・ぴた
Sticking a stamp to something by pressing it down
んぴたん べたっ
Glued and sticking
ぺたっ・ぺた
Sticking completely to a flat surface
ん べたり
Clinging together in a lump
ぺたり
Sticking from being pressed down
べたん
Sticking firmly
ぺちょっ
Lightly pasting and sticking
ぺったり
Lightly sticking to one surface
ぺったんぺっ
Sticking and separating
たん べっとり
Sticking something to one side
ぺっとり
Sticking something mucousy to one side
PIERCING AND STABBING ぐさぐさ
Deeply stabbing with a blade over and over
ぐさっ・ぐさ
Stabbing deeply once with a blade
り ずばっ
Being pierced by an arrow or a spear
ずばりずばり
Sharply stabbing in your vitals or your core
ずぶずぶ
Something soft being pierced
ずぶっ・ずぶ
Being stabbed at the base with a blade
り
Repeatedly stabbed with something like needles ちくちく・ち くりちくり ちくっ・ちく
Stabbed once with something like a needle
り・ちくん つん
Lightly poked once
つんつん
Lightly poked over and over
ぶすっ・ぷす
Stabbing something soft
っ・ぶすり・ ぷすり ぶすぶす・ぷ
Stabbing over and over
すぷす ぶすりぶすり
Continuously stabbing with a blade
ぶつっ
Sudden, forceful stabbing
ぶっつり
A blade forcefully stabbing
ぶつぶつ
Making a hole using something sharp over and over
ぷつぷつ
Making lots of hole with something sharp
ぶつり・ぷつ
Stabbing with something sharp or tapered
り BENDING, FOLDING, AND CRUMPLING うねうね
While bending up, down, and side to side
かくんかくん
Repeatedly, lightly folding back and forth
かっくり
Suddenly lightly bending something
がっくり
Suddenly strongly bending something
ぎくぎく
Bending awkwardly and jerkily
くい
Suddenly bending something
くいくい
Lightly bending two or three times
くにゃ・ぐに
Part of something suddenly bending
ゃ・くにゃ り・ぐにゃり くにゃくに
Soft and freely bending
ゃ・ぐにゃぐ にゃ くねくね
Bending back and forth like it's shaking
ぐんにゃり
Bending or twisting easily
ジグザグ
Bending in the shape of a Z, literally "zigzag" in English
しゃなりしゃ
Your body moving flexibly
なり しなしな・し
Bending and warping
なっ しんなり
Something soft folding
なよなよ
Weakly bending, delicate
へこへこ
Weakly bending easily, pliable
