ワンワン

Japanese

Alternative spelling
わんわん

Etymology

Onomatopoeia, reduplication of ワン (wan).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Adverb

ワンワン or わんわん • (wanwan) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) the sound of a dog barking: bow-wow
  2. (onomatopoeia) the sound of crying loudly: waa waa

Usage notes

Often, but not always, used with quotative and adverbial particle と (to).

Noun

ワンワン or わんわん • (wanwan) 

  1. (childish) a dog (animal)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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