The onomatopoeia thread! ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐Ÿ—ฏ

ใ™ใฃใใ‚Š

ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒฏใƒผใ‚’ๆตดใณใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ‚‚ใ™ใฃใใ‚Šใจๆฐ—ๆŒใกใŒใ„ใ„ใ€‚

Even just taking a shower feels refreshingly good.

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Nice. There is also this website โ€“ Japanese-to-English SFX Sound Effects Translations @ The JADED Network

Occasionally I might find an onomatopoeia without a translation, so I might postโ€ฆ

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The purpose of this thread is not to list onomatopoeia that is not listed elsewhere, just to collect any onomatopoeia we come across in our reading or listening, in the context itโ€™s found. You donโ€™t need to wait until you find onomatopoeia without a translation to post. :slight_smile:

By the way, Iโ€™m noticing that itโ€™s sometimes hard to include the whole sentence or phrase the onomatopoeia word is in, as the sentence may be too long or too spoilerish (Iโ€™ve had this problem with example sentences from ๅŠ่ฝใก, it was nearly impossible to post any of them, as they were full of names and way too long). I guess some simplifying is fine, or even reducing the context phrase to just the words immediately surrounding the onomatopoeia word.

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ใทใ‚“ใจ

ใใฎๆ™‚ใทใ‚“ใจใ€็ขบใ‹ใซใซใŠใฃใŸใ€‚

At that moment, it definitely smelled strongly.

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ใธใ‚‰ใธใ‚‰

ๅ›ฐใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€ใธใ‚‰ใธใ‚‰็ฌ‘ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹้ก”ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

He made an awkward face that looked as if if he was laughing foolishly.

Not happy with my translation, but here is a video about the various laughs and respective onomatopoeia (ใธใ‚‰ใธใ‚‰ is at the 3:52 mark):

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ใ‚ฎใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏ

ใ€Œใพใใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚ ใƒœใ‚ฏใฎใ›ใ„ใงใ‚ฎใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏใ—ใกใ‚ƒใฃใŸใ‚‰ ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใฃใฆๆ€ใฃใฆใŸใ—ใ€

"But well, Iโ€™m glad. I was thinking I wouldnโ€™t know what to do If I had made things awkward / strained .

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ใฎใ‚ใฎใ‚

ใ„ใ‹ใซใ‚‚ๅซŒใใ†ใชใฎใ‚ใฎใ‚ใจใ—ใŸๆ‰‹ใคใใงTใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ„ใ‚’่„ฑใ„ใ ใ€‚

With very reluctant, slow movements, he took off his t-shirt.

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ใฉใฃใ‹ใ‚Š

ใ€Žใ‚ใ„ใฆใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใ€ใจใ‹็ขบ่ชใ‚‚ใ›ใšใ€ ๆญฃ้ขใฎๅธญใซใฉใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจ่…ฐใ‚’ไธ‹ใ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚

Without even checking โ€œIs this seat open?โ€, I flumped into the chair straight in front of her

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There is a very extensive list (3,000+) here.

A funny one I discovered yesterday is an onomatopeia for a specific type of silence :slight_smile:

ใ˜ใƒผ ใ‚ธใƒผ โ€œthe sound of silence, paired with staring, stunnedness, waiting for the other shoe to drop, etc.โ€ manga sound effects

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ใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Š

ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€็ฟŒๆ—ฅใซใชใฃใฆๆ—…่กŒใฎ่ฉฑใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ™ใงใซใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

However, when they talked about the trip the next day, he had totally forgotten about it already.

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Thereโ€™s also ใใ—ใ‚‡ใใ—ใ‚‡ and ใณใ—ใ‚‡ใณใ—ใ‚‡. :eyes:

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ใ†ใ‚ใ†ใ‚

ๅ…ฌๅœ’ใฎๅ‰ใงใ—ใฐใ‚‰ใใ†ใ‚ใ†ใ‚ใ—ใŸใฎใกใ€้šฃ้ง…ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆๆญฉใใฏใ˜ใ‚ใŸใ€‚

After loitering in front of the park for a while, he started walking towards the nearest station.

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ใใฃใจ

ใŸใ—ใ‹ใซไบบใ€…ใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŸใกใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใซๆฐ—ใŒใคใ‹ใชใ„ใพใพใ€ใใฃใจๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

Certainly, without noticing their own transformation, people were quietly/gently/secretly about to change.

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TIL a word can both be an adverb and an Onomatopoeic word.

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ใ‚ณใ‚ฝใ‚ณใ‚ฝ

ๆŒ‡ๅๆ‰‹้…่€…ใจใ—ใฆใ‚ณใ‚ฝใ‚ณใ‚ฝ็”Ÿใใ‚‹ใฎใชใ‚“ใฆๅซŒใ‚ˆใ€‚

I donโ€™t want to live in hiding/in secret as a person wanted by the police.

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ใใกใ‚ƒใใกใ‚ƒ

่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒไฝ•ใ‚’ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‹ใ€ๅ…จ็„ถใ‚ใ‹ใ‚“ใชใฃใกใ‚ƒใฃใŸใ€‚ไฝ•ใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ€ไฝ•ใ‚’ไฟกใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€ๅ…จ้ƒจใใกใ‚ƒใใกใ‚ƒใชใฎใ€‚

You have no idea what youโ€™re trying to do. What youโ€™re trying to protect, what you tried to believe, itโ€™s all muddled up.

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Where are you getting these?

In the books Iโ€™m reading. Thatโ€™s the whole point, to find these words in context. :slight_smile:
The translation is my own, so very much sub-par, but I hope it serves to illustrate what the onomatopoeia word stands for, at least.

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ใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚‚ใ‚„

ไฝŽใ„้›ฒใซใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ—ใŸ็ญ‹ใŒๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

There are hazy streaks in the low clouds.

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ใกใ‚‰ใ‚Š

ใกใ‚‰ใ‚Šใจๆœ€ไฝŽ้™ใ ใ‘ใง็Šถๆณใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใฆใ€ใ™ใใซ่ฆ–็ทšใ‚’้€ธใ‚‰ใ™ใ€‚

As a bare minimum I check her condition with a quick glance, then quickly avert my gaze.

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