6 docs tagged with "onomatopoeia"

Japanese emotion onomatopoeia decoded: the top 30 feeling words like ドキドキ, ワクワク, and イライラ, the nuance between near-synonyms, plus intensity scaling.

Japanese onomatopoeia explained: the four classes (giseigo, giongo, gitaigo, giyougo), reduplication and form patterns, and why mimetic words fill daily speech.

Movement onomatopoeia in Japanese: learn ゆっくり, バタバタ, グルグル and the giyougo class, how they pair with motion verbs via と, and their conversational use.

Learn the onomatopoeia + する pattern to turn mimetic words into verbs. Covers ドキドキ, ワクワク, ハラハラ, イライラ, conjugation, and when to use と instead.

Onomatopoeia in manga and anime decoded: how SFX like ドカン, バーン, and the silent シーン are drawn into the art, the katakana feel, and how translators handle them.

Texture and appearance onomatopoeia in Japanese: learn フワフワ, ザラザラ, ベタベタ and the food-texture words like サクサク and モチモチ used in ads and menus.