Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 擬声語(ぎせいご) in Japanese

擬声語
Kana Reading
ぎせいご
Romaji
giseigo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia)
    Example sentence
    擬声語表現については、ホピ語興味深いある As to onomatopoetic expressions, we find interesting examples in Hopi.

Examples of 擬声語, ぎせいご in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

17 strokes

mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate

On'Yomi: ギ

Kun'Yomi: まが.い, もど.き

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JLPT 4

7 strokes

voice

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: こえ, こわ-

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JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

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