also: オノマトペー
noun
onomatopoeia
Linguistic term for words that phonetically imitate sounds, such as animal noises or environmental sounds. In Japanese, often used alongside 擬音語 (giongo) and 擬態語 (gitaigo).
from French onomatopée
日本語にはオノマトペがたくさんあります。
Japanese has many onomatopoeic words.
「ワンワン」は犬の鳴
"Wan-wan" is an onomatopoeia for a dog's bark.