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| Articles about Onomatopoeia |
| Onomatopoeia –Sounds in Life- | | 2007-06-09 23:38:00 | | 1, Sound of rain・Light rain…Parapara (パラパラ)・Heavy rain…Zâ zâ (ザーザー)2, Sound of a clock…Chiku-taku(チクタク), Kachi-kachi(カチカチ)3, Sound of knock…Ton-ton(トントン)4, Sound of thunder…Goro-goro(ゴロゴロ)5, Sound of splash…Zabun(ザブン), Bashan(バシャン)Now, south Japan is having rainy season which called 梅雨(Tsuyu). This month is a little depressing but here is cute children song using sounds of rain which has been sung from old time.Song: Amefuri“Ame Ame Fure Fure Kahsanga Janomede Omukai UreshiinaPichi Pichi Chapu Chapu Lan Lan Lan”Rain more, I am happy that mom comes to me with Janome (an old Japanese traditional umbrella). Pichi Pichi Chapu Chapu (sounds of stepping puddle) Lan Lan Lan (shows happy feeling). | | By: Discover Japan! | | |
| | Onomatopoeia for Birds | | 2007-05-19 01:45:00 | | Onomatopoeia exist in languages and used as one of the tool of expression. I think Japanese onomatopoeia is especially rare in the world because some of them are not heard at all like real ones. Here is new onomatopoeia for birds.Birds...............English..................Japanese“Owl”.................Hoot.......................... Hôhô（ホーホー）“Cockerel”........Cock-a-doodle-doo...Kokekokko（コケコッコ）“Chicken”.........Cheep..........................Piyo-piyp（ピヨピヨ）“Hen”...............Cackle / Cluck............Kokkokko（コッコッコ）“Crow”..............Caw.............................Kâkâ（カーカー）“Dove”...............Coo.............................Kûkû（クークー）“Duck”...............Quak..........................Gâgâ（ガーガー）“Sparrow”........Chirp...........................Chun-chun（ちゅんちゅん）This is always fun and interesting to compare with these kinds of onomatopoeia, | | By: Discover Japan! | | |
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