擬態語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
擬	態	語
ぎ Grade: S	たい Grade: 5	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi		goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎたいご [gìtáígó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲita̠iɡo̞]

Noun

擬(ぎ)態(たい)語(ご) • (gitaigo) 

1. (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(ぎじょうご) (gijōgo)
• 擬音語(ぎおんご) (giongo): onomatopoeia
• 擬(ぎ)声(せい)語(ご) (giseigo)
• オノマトペ (onomatope)