がんがん

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んがん [gáꜜǹgàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡã̠ŋɡã̠ɴ]

Adverb

がんがん • (ganganがんがん (gangan)?

  1. (onomatpoeia) loudly
  2. (onomatpoeia, of a headache) painfully
  3. (onomatpoeia) vigorously

Usage notes

  • Optionally with (to).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN