擬態語

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
擬	態	語

[edit] Noun

擬態語 (hiragana ぎたいご, romaji gitaigo)

1. (grammar) an ideophone; a word the sound of which represents something inaudible, a non-auditory sensation, or a psychological state

[edit] See also

• 擬音語 (ぎおんご, giongo): onomatopoeia