ワンワン
Japanese edit
Alternative spelling |
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わんわん |
Etymology edit
Onomatopoeia, reduplication of ワン (wan).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of a dog barking: bow-wow
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of crying loudly: waa waa
Usage notes edit
Often, but not always, used with quotative and adverbial particle と (to).
Noun edit
References edit
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN