擬態語
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 擬 | 態 | 語 |
| ぎ Grade: S |
たい Grade: 5 |
ご Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | on'yomi | goon |
Pronunciation
Noun
擬態語 • (gitaigo)
- (grammar) an ideophone; a word the sound of which represents something inaudible, a non-auditory sensation, or a psychological state, phenomime
See also
- 擬情語 (gijōgo)
- 擬音語 (giongo): onomatopoeia
- 擬声語 (giseigo)
- オノマトペ (onomatope)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN