also: ぷう · ぷーっ · ぷうっ
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Onomatopoeia for a trumpet or similar brass instrument sound.
トランペットがプーと鳴った。
The trumpet went 'toot'.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Onomatopoeia for a car horn, klaxon, or similar warning beep.
車がプーとクラクションを鳴らした。
The car honked its horn with a 'beep'.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
farting sound
Onomatopoeia for the sound of flatulence; casual and often humorous.
おならがプーッと出た。
A fart went 'pfft'.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
puff; poof; sound of inflating
Onomatopoeia for something being inflated, or a sudden puff of air.
風船がプーッと膨らんだ。
The balloon inflated with a 'puff'.
Emphatic katakana form with small tsu, often used for a sudden or sharp sound.
Emphatic hiragana form with small tsu.
Hiragana emphatic form with small tsu and long vowel written as う.
Mixed katakana-hiragana emphatic form.
Onomatopoeic word imitating a blowing or honking sound. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a mimetic formation common in Japanese sound symbolism.