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.
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.
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.
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.
A trumpet tooted in the distance.
The trumpet went 'toot'.
The car honked its horn with a 'beep'.
A fart went 'pfft'.
The balloon inflated with a 'puff'.
The driver honked the horn.
My little brother farted with a poof and everyone laughed.
The balloon puffed up.
Common katakana spelling for onomatopoeic use.
Hiragana variant without long vowel mark; less common but still used.
Hiragana variant, equally natural for onomatopoeia.
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.