こんこん

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こ​んこん [kóꜜǹkòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞ŋkõ̞ɴ]

Adverb

こんこん or コンコン • (konkon) 

1. rap; light knock
2. (onomatopoeia) the cry of a fox
3. ahem (clearing of the throat)
4. snowing

Noun

こんこん or コンコン • (konkon) 

1. (onomatopoeia, informal) fox

   Synonym: 狐 (kitsune)

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of こんこん – see the following entry.

【滾々】 [adnominal] (of fluids) copiously flowing; actively and continuously flowing [adnominal] (figurative, by extension) inexhaustible; continuous [adnominal] jumbled, thoroughly and irretrievably mixed; disordered; in a chaotic state [adnominal] tumbling, rolling Alternative spellings 滾滾, 渾々, 渾渾, 混々, 混混, コンコン

(This term, こんこん, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)