adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
tap-tap; knock-knock; bang-bang
Onomatopoeia for light, repeated knocking or tapping sounds, such as knocking on a door.
Someone knocked tap-tap on the door.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
cough-cough
Onomatopoeia for a light, dry cough, often repeated.
I have a cough-cough cough from a cold.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Onomatopoeia for the sharp, high-pitched bark or cry of a fox.
At night, a fox was yelping in the mountains.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Describes snow falling thickly and steadily, often in a quiet, accumulating manner.
The snow is falling heavily and piling up.
Childish word for fox, derived from the fox's call. Used mainly by or to young children.
See also: きつね
Look, there's a fox!
Hiragana spelling is also used, especially in casual writing.
Onomatopoeic origin; the sound imitates knocking, coughing, a fox's bark, or heavy snowfall. The child-language noun for fox derives from the fox's call.