Onomatopoeia
"Onomatopoeia" in Japanese
オノマトペ
onomatope
(word that sounds like what it represents)
擬声
gisei
(property of a word that sounds like what it represents)
擬声語
giseigo
(word that sounds like what it represents)
擬態語
gitaigo
(word that sounds like what it represents)
擬音
gion
(property of a word that sounds like what it represents)
擬音語
giongo
(word that sounds like what it represents)
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