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Learn Japanese omonatopoeia (擬音語) and mimetic words (擬態語) at

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It's finally firefly season in Japan!

Pikapika - ピカピカ - ぴかぴか

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Rainy season + my bike = the squeak of a large, angry mouse

Kikokiko - キコキコ - きこきこ

https://t.co/19MKobuxxD

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New Onomato Project Anki deck available!

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#anki #Japanese #onomatopoeia

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When a lounge of geckos run across the ceiling during dinner...

Petapeta - ペタペタ - ぺたぺた

https://t.co/OLBJMSslrD

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If you have time and another language under your belt, we're always looking for help so please get in touch＾＾

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A generous fan has also volunteered to translate our site into French!

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As of today, we have over 500 sample sentences with Japanese onomatopoeia and mimetic words! Kudos to the whole team.

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When you bite into Haagen Dazs' new ice cream and a tooth revolts...

Jinjin - じんじん - ジンジン

https://t.co/SPIo36dyh1

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When anemia gets you down (with a plop)...

Batari - バタリ - ばたり

https://t.co/IObY9rsOR2

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@NihongoInfinity Thanks for the shout-out! Someone just offered to translate our site into French, so we're slowly making progress...

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Sayonara epic winter beard!

Fusafusa - フサフサ - ふさふさ

https://t.co/jbS1Vmvt2g

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Oldie but a goodie! Delicious onomatopoeic chocolate from Japan! @RocketNews24En @ProjectOnomato https://t.co/LClTYaiEU3

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@risupress @YouTube Wow, thanks for the great review!

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Pollen overdrive! Can't... stop... coughing...

Gehogeho - ゲホゲホ - げほげほ

https://t.co/FXpP9P8Wgw

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Ah... ah....... achoo! Allergy season is now in full bloom (ha!)

Muzumuzu - ムズムズ - むずむず

https://t.co/kJrwDyPhBO

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@GwilymLockwood FYI -- I linked to your page in a blog entry I posted for Inside Japan: https://t.co/gZw1UNb8uI ^^

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Check out our onomatopoetic contribution to Inside Japan! https://t.co/9dRuVXlmEs

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"Onomatopoeic Japanese: An Introduction" @ProjectOnomato writes for us on the #blog! #Japan
https://t.co/ALbDKGcLhW

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Congrats to all the hetoheto runners of today's 2016 Tokyo Marathon!

https://t.co/lgwv7QufjO

#TokyoMarathon

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The Japanese version of "Inside Out" swapped vegetables to account for different tastes!

https://t.co/HaWsxF8TxD

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Did you know that one in every ten shishitō peppers is spicy?

Piripiri - ピリピリ - ぴりぴり

https://t.co/x9K5HaIBHZ