ぴょんぴょん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

hopping; skipping; jumping lightly

Describes a light, bouncy, repeated jumping motion, like a rabbit or a child skipping.

ぴょんぴょん跳はねるto hop up and down repeatedly
うさぎが草くさの上うえをぴょんぴょん跳はねている。
The rabbit is hopping around on the grass.
ぴょんぴょん飛とぶto jump/bounce along repeatedly
子こ供どもたちがうれしそうにぴょんぴょん飛とんでいた。
The children were happily jumping up and down.

ぴょんN1
ぴょん describes a single light hop, while ぴょんぴょん describes the same motion repeated several times in a row.
ぴょこぴょこ
ぴょこぴょこ suggests a series of small, quick bobbing or popping-up movements (sometimes side to side), while ぴょんぴょん is specifically about repeated vertical hopping or jumping.
跳はねるN2
跳ねる is a plain verb meaning 'to jump/leap' and can describe a single jump, while ぴょんぴょん is a mimetic adverb that specifically conveys light, repeated hopping and is often used together with 跳ねる (ぴょんぴょん跳ねる).

ぴょんぴょんUsage51%
Standard hiragana spelling for this mimetic adverb.
ピョンピョンUsage49%
Katakana variant, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.

Onomatopoeic/mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it imitates the sound and motion of light, repeated hopping.