ぺんぺん

See also: へんべん and へんぺん

Japanese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぺんぺん [péꜜǹpèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [pẽ̞mpẽ̞ɴ]

Adverb

ぺんぺん or ペンペン • (penpen) 

  1. akin to the strumming of a shamisen
    Synonym: ぺんぺこぺん (penpekopen)

Derived terms

Noun

ぺんぺん or ペンペン • (penpen) 

  1. (by extension) synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a Japanese stringed instrument played similarly to a banjo
    Synonym: ぺんぺこぺん (penpekopen)

References

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