オノマトペ

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

• 日本にほん語ご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」は犬いぬの鳴なき声ごえのオノマトペです。

  "Wan-wan" is an onomatopoeia for a dog's bark.