擬音語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
擬 音 語
ぎ
Grade: S 		おん
Grade: 1 		ご
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

擬音(ぎおん) (gion) + 語(ご) (-go)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぎおんご [gìóńgó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲiõ̞ŋɡo̞]

Noun

擬(ぎ)音(おん)語(ご) • (giongo) 

  1. (grammar) an onomatopoeic word, a word that sounds like the sound that it represents; onomatopoeia

See also

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