かたかた

Japanese

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かたかた [káꜜtàkàtà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠ka̠ta̠]

Adverb

かたかた or カタカタ • (katakata) ^{←かたかた (katakata)^?}

(onomatopoeia) clattering
キーボードをカタカタと鳴(な)らす
kībōdo o katakata to narasu
to type with a click-clack
- 1973, “神田川”, 喜多条忠 (lyrics), performed by かぐや姫:
  
  小(ちい)さな石(せっ)鹸(けん)カタカタ鳴(な)った
  chīsana sekken katakata natta
  (please add an English translation of this example)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN