Japanese Onomatopoeia: The Guide

What are onomatopoeia? In their simplest form, onomatopoeia are words that represent sounds. In English, they're words like pop, meow, crackle, and whoosh. We add them to our spoken and written language to add something more substantial, more visceral. It's like adding color, flavor, or texture to what you're saying.

In Japanese, a language that many people have so inaccurately called "vague" in the past, onomatopoeia are there to fill that void. And not just in the ways we hear and see them in English as well as most Western European languages.

If you're past the beginner stages of learning Japanese you've probably used 起（お）きる (to wake up), 食（た）べる (to eat), and 寝（ね）る (to sleep) more times than you can count. But there comes a time when you have to put down that textbook Japanese and throw in some flare. Lazily roll out of bed, gobble down some food, and sleep soundly.

Classification

There are thousands of onomatopoeia in Japanese. Here are 5 categories they can be broken up into:

Giseigo 擬声語 Animal and human sounds.
Giongo 擬音語 Actual sounds made by inanimate objects and nature.
Gitaigo 擬態語 Describe conditions and states.
Giyougo 擬容語 Describe movements and motions.
Gijougo 擬情語 Describe feelings.

If you know your kanji, the differences between them should be pretty easy to recognize if you do see them in the wild.

声（せい） Voice
音（おん） Sound/Noise
態（たい） Condition/Appearance
容（よう） Form/Looks
情（じょう） Feelings/Emotions

Giseigo and giongo are just like onomatopoeia we have in English. The cow goes moo. The machine is whirring. They represent real sounds you can hear.

The last three describe what's called mimetic words, or ideophones. They describe or represent something that has no sound. The way you feel, the way you walk, and even your skin has an onomatopoeia to describe it. These mimetic words don't really exist in English, which makes mastering them difficult when learning Japanese. Let's take a look at each of these groups of words.

Giseigo 擬声語

These are sounds that humans and animals make. Some of them may sound very similar to what you learned growing up, and maybe some sound even closer to what you hear than what you write in your language.

Animal	Japanese Sound	English Sound
Bear	がおー	Roar
Bee	ぶーん	Buzz
Bird	ちゅんちゅん	Tweet
Cat	にゃん	Meow
Chicken	こけこっこ	Cluck
Cow	もーもー	Moo
Crow	かーかー	Caw
Dog	わんわん	Woof
Duck	がーがー	Quack
Fox	こんこん	¯_(ツ)_/¯
Frog	げろげろ	Croak, Ribbit
Godzilla	がおー	Roar
Horse	ひひいん	Neigh
Monkey	うきうき	Oo oo aa aa
Mouse	ちゅーちゅー	Squeak
Owl	ほーほー	Hoo
Pig	ぶーぶー	Oink
Sheep	めーめー	Baa

Japanese	English
がみがみ	Being lectured or nagged by someone above you
あはは	A cheerful, loud laugh
うわーん	A child crying loudly
うぎゃー	A surprised scream or shriek
うふふ	Chuckling like you have a secret
ぺちゃくちゃ	Chatting about frivolous things
ごにょごにょ	Muttering so other people can't hear you
ぺらぺら	Being able to speak a foreign language fluently
おほん	Clearing your throat for attention
くすくす	Laughing quietly, unable to hold it in

Giongo 擬音語

These are also real sounds. They're the ones you see used in manga and anime. They're the sound of the wind moving through the trees, the door slamming shut, and the phone ringing. Basically, any sound you hear that isn't coming out of the mouth of a person or animal falls under this category.

Japanese	English
ごろごろ	Thunder rumbling
ざーざー	Lots of heavy rain pouring down
ぱたぱた	Cloth lightly flapping in the wind
ぴゅーぴゅー	Strong, continuous, and cold wintry winds
ばしゃっ	Water scattering, splashing forcefully
こぽこぽ	Water bubbling gently
めらめら	Suddenly bursting into flames
さくさく	Stepping on soft dirt or sand
ごろごろ	A boulder or rocks tumbling down a hill
たたたた	Running at full speed

Gitaigo 擬態語

The first of our mimetic set, these words describe conditions and states.

Japanese	English
ぎらぎら	A glint in your eyes
ほかほか	A warm body or food
むしむし	Too much warmth, unpleasantly hot
べとべと	Sticky with sweat or blood
びしょびしょ	Horribly soaked by a large amount of water
がたがた	A road that isn't paved
でこぼこ	Uneven ground
さんさん	Lots of shining sunlight
ひんやり	Feeling cool
じんわり	Soaking slowly with sweat or tears

Giyougo 擬容語

These describe movements and motions, usually relating to walking or traveling from place to place.

Japanese	English
うろうろ	Wandering aimlessly
すたこら	Fast paced, eager walking
のろのろ	Proceeding at a snail's pace, slow and sluggish
うとうと	Half asleep, nodding off
ぐっすり	Completely and totally asleep
ぐーたら	Not having the willpower to do anything
がくがく	Joints, like knees, shaking
ぶるぶる	Trembling from cold, fear, or anger
きょろきょろ	Turning around looking around restlessly
わいわい	Clamorously

Gijougo 擬情語

Last, we have words that describe feelings. These are also used heavily in manga.

Japanese	English
くよくよ	Worrying about the past or trivial things
しんみり	Lonely and quiet, solemn
うきうき	Happy, cheerfully lighthearted, and full of hope
わくわく	Excited from anticipation, pleasure, or happiness
あたふた	Running around in a hurry
あわあわ	Losing time or a grasp on your senses
もじもじ	Unable to make decisions because of embarrassment or shyness
うっとり	Being fascinated by something beautiful, spellbound
ずきずき	Throbbing, grinding pain
もやもや	Worrying or wondering what to do

Hiragana or Katakana

Onomatopoeia are written using either hiragana or katakana. While there are no definitive rules saying when you should use one or the other, in Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia, the author states that hiragana is used for "soft sounds" and katakana is used for "hard sounds" and emphasis. You'll see lots of back and forth in which one is used the more you read, which is just another reason why learning both hiragana and katakana is really important.

For the purposes of this guide, and consistency, I'll be providing all of the examples in hiragana.

Some onomatopoeia have kanji, and even though you'll probably never see it used, it does exist. Here's what it looks like:

燦燦（さんさん） brilliant, shining sunlight
昏昏（こんこん） long, deep sleep
齷齪（あくせく） anxious, feeling like you don't have enough time
潺潺（せんせん） the sound of a clear, shallow mountain stream
煌煌（こうこう） bright and shining \

Sound Representation

Most words in languages are arbitrary. Someone, someday decided that the sun in the sky would be called the "sun." But not every person or every language wanted to call it that, and not everyone thinks "sun" when they look up at that bright thing in the sky (Please don't look directly at it!).

This arbitrary "it's the sun because I said so" stuff is pretty much thrown out the window when it comes to onomatopoeia, and even mimetic words. Gwilym Lockwood wrote a short, but interesting article, arguing that mimetic words have a universal quality to them using the following list:

See if you can guess the meanings of these Japanese ideophones:

nurunuru – dry or slimy?
pikapika – bright or dark?
wakuwaku – excited or bored?
iraira – happy or angry?
guzuguzu – moving quickly or moving slowly

Take a look at the full list and the answers. You got most of them right, didn't you?

So something about these sounds hold meaning for us. Keep this in mind as you read on.

Consonants

Most Japanese syllables start with a consonant. Because the Japanese alphabet is extremely kind, it's (mostly) phonetic. This means that each sound is spelled exactly the way it is pronounced. And every written character is pronounced, unlike English, which has silent letters. Also, thanks to this, there are two neat little symbols called the dakuten and handakuten.

Dakuten 濁点 are two little dots, or lines, also called ten-ten.
Handakuten 半濁点 is the open circle, also called maru.

These symbols change the voicing of the consonants they're added to. Consonants can be voiced or unvoiced. Basically, voiced sounds are made with your vocal cords and unvoiced are made without. Here's what they look like in Japanese:

か > が
ka > ga

さ > ざ
sa > za

た > だ
ta > da

は > ば, は > ぱ
ha > ba, ha > pa

Sounds without these symbols are called seion 清音, meaning "pure sounds." Adding dakuten or handakuten make them dakuon 濁音, meaning "impure sounds." This is just the Japanese way of saying that an unvoiced sound is becoming voiced. That's also why the "han" in handakuten means half. Just think of it as being half as pure.

This voicing is very important for understanding onomatopoeia. There are lots of, what I'll call, sets, that represent different sounds based on their voiced and unvoiced counterpart. Let's look:

Japanese	English
こんこん	knocking
ごんごん	banging
さらさら	silky
ざらざら	rough
とんとん	tapping
どんどん	drumming
はらはら	fluttering
ばらばら	rustling
ぱらぱら	clattering

The voiced version is always louder, heavier, and more intense than its unvoiced friend. That's probably what makes them seem "impure." Say these aloud and feel the difference.

Now, when you hear onomatopoeia, you can tell if it's something loud or strong based on what kind of consonant it has. Something using "loud" voiced consonants might be banging, rolling thunder, or strong feelings. Something "half" voiced will be noisy, but not loud, like the pitter patter of rain bouncing off of a window.

Vowels

These are just as important as consonants. Changing a character from か to こ will change the type of sound it's representing, just like adding dakuten and handakuten. Let's take a look:

かんかん　clear clanging
きんきん　high pitched clanging
こんこん　low pitched clanging

For the purpose of this example, these are all representing a clanging sound. Something hitting something else. かんかん is the sound of something hitting metal or stone. きんきん is the sound of a musical triangle. こんこん is the sound of something hitting something hard and echoey. Again, say them aloud. Hit some things too! See if you can tell what vowel would be used to express the sound you're hearing. Here's are some general rules from Jazz Up Your Japanese:

あ long, slow
い little, small, quick
う long, slow
え something negative (bad)
お long, slow

Formation

Though most of these words are repetitive, like the examples above, not all of them follow the same pattern. Some onomatopoeia may even look like "normal" Japanese words to you, especially the mimetic ones that don't represent actual sounds. Here are some examples:

Reduplication

Just as in many other languages, the reduplication of a sound symbolizes repetition in sound or action. In Japanese this is called jougo 畳語（じょうご）. You've probably seen this in other places in Japanese with the iteration mark 々 in words like: sometimes 時々（ときどき）, various 色々（いろいろ） and people kanji 人々（ひとびと）. In onomatopoeia they usually refer to something that's happening over and over.

Japanese	English
ばらばら	heavy rain drops or hail coming down
わさわさ	grass and leaves rustling in the wind
ごぼごぼ	gushing water
だだだだ	something running at full speed
ごろごろ	something rolling loudly or heavily

Ending in っ (+ と)

Although the rules of Japanese state that all sounds must end in a vowel (expect ん) because of the syllabary nature of the language, onomatopoeia are often pronounced with an abrupt stop. This is expressed in written language with a っ and is called a glottal stop. This is what we call a sound made by stopping air in your glottis (it's in your throat). The best way to hear it in English is to say "uh-uh." Some of these will be followed by the particle と in a sentence (but not all of them!). They usually refer to a sound that stopped suddenly or abruptly.

Japanese	English
ごくっ	gulp
げっ	vomiting or gagging
かっ	coughing up something
ぼーっ	a flame flaring up suddenly
がばっ	suddenly waking up

Ending in り

The onomatopoeia form ending in り conveys a feeling of softness or slowness. It's basically the opposite of a glottal stop. It's something long, or deliberate, not short or abrupt.

Japanese	English
ぽっちゃり	chubby
のらりのらり	wander around aimlessly
じゃくり	scooping something like sand
ほっかり	warm breath or steam
のそり	moving slowly and sluggishly

Ending in ん

Onomatopoeia that end in ん are pronounced with a nasal sound, producing a feeling of "prolonged resonance" or rhythm. If something is echoing or ringing it will usually end in ん. When describing a state of being, not a sound, it usually means something that's continuous.

Japanese	English
ごほん	a strong cough
こんこん	something hitting something else over and over
しん	cold deeply penetrating your body
じゃぶん	strong bubbling
ぼーん	an explosive fire bursting into flames

Long Vowels

Words that end in long vowels refer to a sense of continuation or longness. Something is happening and it's happening for a long time.

Japanese	English
ふわ～	a long yawn
ぐーぐー	loud snoring
ざーざー	heavy, continuous pouring rain
ちゅーちゅー	drinking something down little by little
のーのー	enjoying yourself without caring about what's around you

Grammar

These words are like sprinkling some delicious spice into your language. They don't just add emphasis and color, they add a sense of native understand to your speech. That is, if you know how to use them.

Onomatopoeia can take quite a few grammatical forms and many of them would sound either repetitive or unnatural in English. But in Japanese the repetitiveness is completely normal. Just think of it the way you think of pronouns. In Japanese it makes sense to say the name of the person you're talking about a lot, but in English it sounds strange. Let's look at some examples:

Adverbs + と

朝の太陽が、おっとりと雪原を照らしていた。
The morning sun was gently shining on a snowy field.

雷がごろごろと鳴り始めた。
Thunder started rumbling.

波が岩肌に、ざざっと打ち寄せた。
The waves crashed into the rocks.

火が風に煽られ、一瞬、ぼっと燃え上がった。
The fire was fueled by the wind and momentarily flared up.

ぼつぼつと降り始めた雨は、すぐにざーっと勢いを増した。
The rain, which had started coming down here and there, suddenly poured down.

Quotation と

みんなにアハハと笑われた。
Everyone laughed, "Ahaha!"

ゴキブリを見て、思わず「ギャー！」と叫んだ。
I saw a cockroach and reflexively screamed, "Gyaa!"

Adverbs + に

シャツがびしょびしょに濡れてしまった。
My shirt got drenched.

この道、がたがたになってるね。
This road is getting bumpy, isn't it?

あの日は、久しぶりにべろんべろんに酔っ払ったよ。
That day I got completely smashed for the first time in a while.

お気に入りのシャツがぼろぼろになってしまった。
My favorite shirt is getting worn out.

レッドブルを飲んだからぎんぎんに目が冴えてるよ。
I'm wide awake because I drank a Red Bull.

Verb + する

汗で下着がじめじめしていて気持ちが悪い。
My underwear is soaked in sweat and it feels gross.

知らないうちに、うとうとしていた。
Before I knew it, I was nodding off.

私の母は、いつもせかせかしている。
My mom is always fidgeting.

なんだか、喉がいがいがする。
My throat is a little irritated.

親友が引っ越して、しょんぼりしているのさ。
A close friend of mine is moving and I feel miserable.

Verb + やる

がんがんやっちまおうぜ。
Let's get moving!

たまにはこうやってみんなで集まってわいわいやるのもいいよね。
It's nice to get together with everyone and be raucous like this sometimes.

この問題集なら、さくさくやれちゃいました。
These workbook problems have been coming along nicely.

時間がないんだから、ちゃきちゃきやってくれよ！
We don't have much time, so let's give it our all!

あそこでがやがややってるのが、俺のつれだよ。
Those guys crowding around over there are my buddies.

Adjectives + の

ほかほかの肉まんが食べたいなあ。
I wanna eat steamy manju.

こんなにさらさらの砂、初めて見た！
This is the first time I've seen powdery sand!

彼女はばりばりのキャリアウーマンだからね。
She's a hard working career woman.

自分のぶよぶよのお腹を見ると悲しくなる。
I get sad when I look at my flabby stomach.

その勇者は、とてもかっこいいきんぴかの剣を持っていました。
The hero had a really cool gilded sword.

Copula だ

もう西瓜はうんざりだ。
I'm already sick of watermelon.

今日の気分はるんるんだぜー。
Today I'm feeling ecstatic!

このまくら、ぐにゃぐにゃだぜ？
Is this pillow squishy?

徹夜続きでくたくただ。
I'm exhausted from being up all night.

赤ちゃんの手はぷくぷくだ。
The baby's hands are cute and chubby.

Spice Up Your Life!

See, that wasn't so bad! You know just about everything there is to know about Japanese onomatopoeia now. So let's go back to those basic verbs you know and add some flavor to them:

起（お）きる To wake up

Japanese	English
むくむくと起きる	to roll out of bed
むっくり起きる	to jump out of bed (suddenly)
のっそり起きる	to slowly wake up

寝（ね）る to sleep

Japanese	English
ぐうぐう寝る	to snore fast asleep
すやすや寝る	to sleep soundly and peacefully
うとうと寝る	to nod off, to start to fall asleep
すうすう寝る	to sleep with normal, even breathing

食（た）べる to eat

Japanese	English
がつがつ食べる	to eat greedily or with burning desire
ぱくぱく食べる	to eat with your mouth flapping open and shut
むしゃむしゃ食べる	to munch and crunch on something
ぺろぺろ食べる	to lick (ice cream)

飲（の）む to drink

Japanese	English
がぶがぶ飲む	to guzzle something down quickly
ちびちび飲む	to take a small sips, trying to make it last
ぐびぐび飲む	repetitive gulping of alcohol
ごくごく飲む	to gulp something down

歩（ある）く to walk

とぼとぼ歩く	to trudge
のろのろ歩く	to inch along
すたこら歩く	to hurry about
ちょこちょこ歩く	to scurry along, with small steps

見（み）る to see

Japanese	English
じろじろ見る	to rudely stare
まじまじ見る	to stare directly into someone's face
しばしば見る	to blink repeatedly
ちらちら見る	to glance out of the corner of your eye repeatedly

泣（な）く to cry

Japanese	English
めそめそ泣く	to cry uncontrollably
しくしく泣く	to cry gently, weeping secretly
おいおい泣く	to cry loudly (an adult crying)
ぐすぐす泣く	to cry and sniffle

笑（わ）う to laugh

Japanese	English
にこにこ笑う	to smile
げらげら笑う	to laugh out loud, gaffaw
にんまり笑う	to smile with satisfaction
くすくす笑う	to giggle, chuckle quietly

Resources

Was this guide just not enough for you? Here are our reviews of some great English language resources:

An Illustrated Dictionary of Japanese Onomatopoeia Expressions Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia And the ultimate Japanese language onomatopoeia dictionary:

擬音語・擬態語4500 日本語オノマトペ辞典

And further reading on sound symbolism in Japanese:

Tofugu's Onomatopeia Dictionary

While researching for this guide I found a serious lack of reliable English language information. I could look up each word I found on trusty Jisho.org, but many of the definitions only supplied a general gloss and usually didn't include many of the mimetic meanings of the words. Japanese language sources were also, surprisingly, few and far between.

That's why I decided to compile a HUGE onomatopoeia dictionary for you all to use. Go crazy, kids!

Weather

Bright and Clear

おっとり	Quiet sunlight
かっ・かっか	Hot sunlight blazing down
からっ・からり	Low and clear, comfortable temperatures
かんかん	Strong summer sunlight blazing down
ぎらぎら	Strong midsummer sun blazing down
けろり	A cloudy sky becoming bright and clear
さんさん（燦燦）	Lots of shining sunlight
じりじり	The sun burning brightly
すかっ	Clear without a single cloud
とっぷり	Completely dark

Rain, Snow, and Ice

ごろごろ	The sound of thunder rumbling and reverberating
こんこん	Snow and hail coming down one by one
ざーざー	Large amounts of continuous rain falling
ざーっ・ざっ	A light shower coming down for a short time
ざーっ・ざっ	A short, violent evening shower
ざざっ	Rain or waves violently pounding
しとしと	Rain gently falling
じとじと・じめじめ	Rain continuously falling and soaking things
しゃりしゃり	Walking through snow or sand
ちらほら	A small amount of snow scatteringly falling from the sky
どんより	Rain will fall any moment now
はらはら	Powdered snow that seems quite light
ばらばら	Large drops of rain or hail suddenly coming down
ぱらぱら	A small amount of rain or hail suddenly coming down

Wind, Blowing

ごーっ	A strong wind raging
さーさー	Wind blowing tree leaves together
さーっ	Wind momentarily blowing
ざーっ	Wind violently shaking tree leaves
さやさや	The sound of tree leaves in a gentle breeze
さわさわ	Plants rustling as the wind blows
すーすー	Blowing through a crack to create a draft
すーっ	The feeling of a draft or gentle breeze on the body
すかすか	Moving through the wind or air
そよそよ	A gentle breeze quietly blowing
そよ・そより	Wind lightly, quietly blowing
はたはた	Cloth fluttering in the wind
ばたばた	Cloth strongly flapping in the wind
ぱたぱた	Cloth lightly flapping in the wind
ひゅー・ぴゅー	The sound of slightly strong wind blowing
びゅー	The sound of strong wind blowing over
ひゅーひゅ	Strong wind hitting trees and electric lines
びゅーびゅー	Strong, continuous typhoon winds
ぴゅーぴゅー	Strong, continuous, and cold wintry winds
ひゅっ・びゅっ・ぴゅっ	Something cutting and flying in the wind
ひゅるるん	Wind sharply whistling through the air
びゅんびゅん・ぴゅんぴゅん	Continuous, strong wind blowing
ふー	Wind blowing
ぶぉーっ	Wind violently blasting or bursting out
ぶんぶん	Wind heavily roaring overhead
わさわさ	Grass and leaves stirring or rustling

Temperature

Cold Weather and Feeling Cold

じわじわ	The cold gradually piercing your body
しん	The cold deeply penetrating your body
じんじん	Your body going numb with cold
すーすー	Wind blowing through a crack when it's chilly
すかすか	Feeling chilly from moving air
ぞーっ	Cold from goosebumps running up your spine
ぞくぞく	Shivering from the cold or a fever
ぞくり	Suddenly getting intense shivers
ひやっ・ひやり	Cold water or air touching your skin
ひやひや	Your skin feeling cold
ひやりひやり	Your skin feeling cold over and over
りん	Tensing up from the cold
ぎんぎん	Feeling incredibly cold
ひんやり	Feeling cool
きーん	Feeling too cold

Hot and Warm

うらら	Warm, spring sunlight
かっ・かっか	Growing hot from fire or anger
ぬくぬく・ぬっくり	A comfortable, warm place
ほかほか	A warm body or food
ぽかぽか	Feeling comfortable warmth
ぽかりぽかり	Warm from sunlight
ほこっ・ほこほこ	Warm and feeling good
ぽっぽっ	Growing heat from within your body
ほのぼの	Feeling warm inside (your heart or soul)
ほやほや	So new that steam is rising off it
ほわっ	Soft and wrapped in warmth
ほんわか	A warm, comfortable atmosphere
むしむし	Too much warmth, unpleasantly hot
むわっ・もわっ	Heat spreading out in front of you
むん	Suddenly feeling heat
むんむ・むんむん	Wrapped in oppressive heat
もわもわ	Steam spreading out in front of you

Water and Liquids

Water drops, Dripping, Falling, and Splashing

ちゅっ・ぴゅっ	A small amount of water, forcefully shooting through the air
ばしゃっ	Water forcefully scattering
ぱしゃっ	Water gently scattering
ばちゃっ	A huge splash of water
ぱちゃっ	A small splash of water
はらはら	Tears endlessly falling
びしゃっ	Water violently splashing
ぴしゃっ	Water sharply splashing
びちゃっ	Water violently hitting something with a high sound
ぴちゃっ	A small amount of water splashing
ぼしゃっ	A momentarily heavy splash
ぽたり・ぽたん・ぽつり・ぽつん・ぽたり・ぽたん	Water droplets falling on the surface of something
ぼたぼた	Fairly large water droplets falling continuously
ぽたぽた	A small amount of water dripping
ぼとぼと	Fairly large water droplets heavily falling
ぽとぽと	A small amount of water trickling down
ぽろぽろ	Tears spilling out over and over

Flowing, Pouring, and Streaming

がばがば	A large amount of water streaming forcefully
ごーっ	A large amount of water echoing from a ways away
ころころ	Water lightly flowing
さーっ・ざーっ	A large amount of water pouring out all at once
ざーざー	A large amount of water streaming continuously
さらさら	A quiet, shallow brook
しゃーしゃー	Water lightly flowing continuously
じゃーじゃー	Water, usually from a faucet, flowing continuously
しょろしょろ	Just a little bit of water flowing
だくだく	A large amount of sweat
だぼだぼ	Pouring a large amount of water of liquids
たらたら	Sweat or blood falling
だらだら	Sweat, blood, or oil dripping
ちょろちょろ	A thin brook trickling
どーっ	A large amount of water flowing violently all at once
どーどー	A large amount of water flowing down
とくとく	Glugging or gurgling from a small mouth
どくどく	Something, like blood, overflowing out
どばどば	A large amount of water spurting out all at once
どぶどぶ	The sound of water or sake being poured
どぼどぼ	A large amount of liquid being poured continuously
とろとろ	Something thick flowing

Damp, Oozing, and Running

しっとり	Soaked in a moderate amount of moisture
じっとり	Uncomfortably sweaty
じとじと	Covered in an uncomfortable amount of rain
しとっ・しとり	Completely soaked through with a light dampness
じとっ・じとり	Unpleasant moisture and humidity
じみじみ	Feeling damp
じめじめ	Completely soaked in humidity and moisture, sodden and clammy
じゅくじゅく	Completely soaked and oozing
じわじわ	Moisture slowly spreading
じわっ	Liquids soaking and oozing
じんわり	Soaking slowly with sweat or tears
べっとり	Deeply stained with sweat
べとべと	Sticky with sweat or blood

Getting Wet

ぐしょぐしょ・ぐちょぐちょ	Clothes getting completely wet
ぐっしょり	Clothes getting severely wet
しとしと	Getting wet from light rain or fog
ずくずく	The uncomfortable feeling of getting wet from rain or water
とっぷり・どっぷり	Being completely immersed in bath water or liquids
びしょびしょ・びちょびちょ	Horribly soaked by a large amount of water
びしゃびしゃ・びちゃびちゃ	Water collecting on the surface
ひたひた	Lightly soaking in water
びっしょり	Disgustingly drenched in a large amount of sweat
びっちょり	Completely drenched in a large amount of water
べちゃべちゃ	Getting soft from water, mushy and soggy
べちょべちょ	Unpleasant from excess moisture

Rippling, Bubbling, and Sinking

こぽこぽ	Water bubbling gently
ごぼごぼ	Bubbling loudly
ごぽごぽ	Water mixing in with the air
ざざっ	Waves violently breaking
ざばっ	A large amount of water moving
ざぶっ・ざぶん	The sound of jumping into water
じゃぶん・じゃぼん	Water violently flying
たぷんたぷん	Water being shifted and rippling
たぽたぽ	The sound of something slapping against water
ちゃぷちゃぷ	Water sloshing lightly
どぶん・どぼん	Something heavy falling into water
とぷんとぷん	The sound of water sloshing gently
どんぶりこ	Something sinking underwater
ひたひた	Waves lapping against the shore
ぶくぶく	Bubbling
ぷくぷく	Small bubbles forming
ぼこぼこ	Big bubbles rising, burbling

Fire

Burning

かっか	The sun and fire continuously burning hot
ちょろちょろ	A small flame continuously burning
ちろちろ	A small flame flickering as it burns
とろとろ	Simmering for a long time
ぱちぱち	Strong popping of a fire
ぱっぱっ	Large flames fiercely burning
ぱりぱり	Something burned crispy
ぶすぶす・ぷすぷす	Sputtering of smokey embers
ぼーっ・ぼっ	A flame flaring up for a moment
ぼーぼー	Fire burning
ぼーん	Fire flaring up explosively
ぼっぼっ	A large flame flaring every once in a while
めらめら	Suddenly bursting into flames

Earth

Dirt, Sand, and Rocks

がたがた	A road that isn't paved
ごつごつ	Something jagged or rugged, like bare rock
ごろごろ	Something like a boulder tumbling
こんもり	The swelling roundness of a mountain
ざーっ	Forcefully moving sand
さくさく	Stepping on soft dirt or sand
さくっ	Sand mixing as you step on it
さくりさくり	Walking on soft dirt or sand
ざっく	Roughly grabbing something like sand
さらさら	Dry sand sifting or falling
じゃりじゃり	Pebbles or sand crunching together
じゃりっ	Pebbles hitting each other while they fall
ずぶずぶ・ずぼずぼ	Sinking into a swamp or a sand
そくそく	Stepping on sand as you walk
でこぼこ	Uneven ground
べちょっ	Smearing mud or paint
ぼこぼこ	Lots of hollows or holes

Actions and Conditions

Walking and Running

うろうろ	Wandering aimlessly
えっちらおっちら	Walking with great difficulty, barely managing to walk
かっぽかっぽ	The sound of horse hooves
さっさ・さっさっ	Feet moving vigorously
すたこら	Fast paced, eager walking
すたこらさっさ	Running away without looking back
すたすた	Briskly walking without looking around
せかせか	Jogging as if you're in a hurry
たー・たたー	Lightly taking off into a run
たかたか	The high pitched footsteps of a child running
たじたじ	Staggering or tripping over your feet
だだーっ	Powerfully running through
たたたた	Running at full speed
だだだだ	Rushing forward
たったかたったか	Light running
たったっ	Walking quickly with long strides
ちょこちょこ	Scurrying along with short steps
てくてく	Going a long way, trudging along
てけてけ	Walking with the same rhythm
どっしどっし	Heavily stomping with your weight
とーん	Stamping forcefully with your foot
とことこ	The small steps of children
とっとことっとこ・とっとっ	The rhythm of quick, small steps
とっと	Quickly walking
ととと	Trotting, jogging
どたばた	Noisily running around
とぼとぼ	Stooping as you walk a long way, trudging
のさのさ	Like you don't care, haughtily
のしのし	Strong, heavy steps, lumbering
のそのそ	Hulking and slow, like a slow giant
のっしのっし	Walking with huge, clumsy strides, like a giant
のらりのらり	Slowly, aimlessly walking
のろのろ・のろりのろり	Proceeding at a snail's pace, slow and sluggish
ぱかぱか・ぱっぱか	The sound of light horse footsteps, clip clop
ぱたぱた・ばたばた	The pitter patter of footsteps
ひょこひょこ	Taking a carefree stroll
ふらふら・ぶらぶら	Wandering around without any goal or purpose
よたよた	And old, or sick person, weak on their feet
よちよち	An infant still learning how to walk
よぼよぼ	And old person shaking while they walk
よろよろ	Someone who looks like they could collapse at any moment
わたわた	Restless and unable to calm down

Waking Up and Getting Up

がばっ	Suddenly wake up all at once
さっ	Taking the initiative, and standing up willingly
しゃっきり	Straight backed
しゃん	Standing up straight, looking forward
すくっ・すっく	Vigorously standing upright
すたっ	Getting up lightly
すっ	Getting up casually and carefree
すとん	Lightly jumping down
ぬーっ	Standing up straight, silently, without doing anything
のっそり	Slowly, ponderously getting up
ぱっ	Quickly standing up in reaction to something
ばらばら	A large number of people standing up and moving one after the other
ひょい	Lightly getting up
ぴん	Jumping up and standing erect
むくっ・むっく・むっくり	Suddenly waking up and getting up
むくむく	Squirming while getting up

Sleeping and Laying Down

うとうと・うつらうつら	Half asleep, nodding off
うとっ	Suddenly hit with drowsiness
こっくりこっくり	Your body moving from nodding off
くーくー	The sound your nose makes when you're fast asleep
ぐーぐー・ぐーすか	Snoring while you're fast asleep
ぐっすり	Completely and totally asleep
こっくり	Completely and totally asleep
こてっ	Nodding off with your head suddenly drooping
ことっ	Suddenly losing your strength and collapsing
ころっ・ころり	Falling asleep from fatigue
ごろっ・ごろり・ごろん	Lying down and easily falling asleep
こんこん（昏昏）	Laying down and stretching out
すーすー	Falling into a long, deep sleep
すやすや	Normal, even breathing while asleep
どたん	Peaceful breathing while asleep, sleeping soundly
とろっ	Feeling tired and heavy
とろとろ	Looking sleepy
とろん	Dozing, a light doze

Doing Nothing

ぐーたら	Not having the willpower to do anything
ごろごろ・ごこりごこり	Passing the time doing nothing
ごろんごろん	Rolling around idly
のーのー	Happily ignoring your surroundings
のんびり	To feel at ease, without a job or worries
ぶらぶら	Living in laziness and doing nothing
ぶらり	Being bored and doing nothing
ぼけっ	Living idly and sloppily

Tired

うんざり	Disgusted and fed up
がっかり	Horribly exhausted, losing energy
くたくた・ぐたぐた	Horribly tired and worn out
くたっ・ぐたっ・ぐったり	Tired and unable to move
げっそり	Horribly exhausted and withering away
げんなり	Weakening from fatigue and heat
ずたぼろ	Mentally and emotionally exhausted
へとへと	Completely exhausted and out of breath
ぼろぼろ	Mentally and emotionally worn out
よたよた	Staggering and unable to walk straight from exhaustion

Shivering and Shaking

がくがく	Joints, like knees, shaking
がたがた	Shivering violently from coldness or fear
がちがち	Teeth chattering from coldness or fear
ざわざわ	Goosebumps from a bad feeling
ぞーっ	Chills going up your spine from fear
ぞくぞく	Body shaking from cold, fear, or excitement
ぞくっ	A sudden chill from cold, fear, or excitement
ぞぞ	The feeling of unpleasant coldness
ぞっ	Visually shaking for a moment from fear
ひくっ・ぴくっ・ぴくり・ぴくん	Body, or part of it, spasming suddenly
びくっ	Body suddenly, reflexively shaking or trembling
ひくひく	Part of your body twitching or cramping
びくびく・ぴくぴく	Part of your body shaking from fear
ぴくりぴくり・ぴくんぴくん	Continuously shaking for a period of time
びりっ・びりん	Body going numb from sudden stimulation
ぴりっ	A sudden shaking movement
びりびり	Something like glass resonating from an explosion, rattling
ぶるっ	Your whole body suddenly shaking from the cold
ぷるっ	Vibrating for a moment
ふるふる・ぷるぷる	Moved by light shaking or vibrating
ぶるぶる	Trembling from cold, fear, or anger
ぶるり	Suddenly shaking and moving
ぶるん	Waving or shaking something around, like an arm
ぶるんぶるん	Continuously, intensely shaking
わなわな	Shaking from cold, fear, or anger

Looking and Glaring

うつらうつら	Eyes opening and closing, seeing and not seeing, nodding off
かっ	Eyes wide open, glaring
きっ	An intense look in your eyes and attitude
きょときょと	Looking around restlessly over and over
きょろきょろ	Turning around looking around restlessly
ぎょろぎょろ	Big eyeballs shining keenly
きょろ	Charming eyes opening wide
ぎょろ・ぎょろり	Glaring intently at someone
きょろり	Quickly surveying your surroundings
ぎらぎら	A glint in your eyes / not hiding the lust in your eyes
きろっ	The sudden movement of your eyes
ぎろっ・きろり	Big eyes glaring
ぎろり	Glaring threateningly
ぎんぎん	Continuously opening your eyes wide
ぐっ	Keenly staring at your focal point
じーっ・じっ	Not taking your eyes off your target
しげしげ	Staring at something over and over, fixedly
じとっ・じとり	Glaring with jealously and resentment
しばしば	Blinking repeatedly
しょぼしょぼ	Blinking wearily after your eyes were open a long time
しょぼっ	Eyes that are open but can't understand what they see
じろじろ	Rudely staring at someone over and over
じろっ・じろり	Coldly glaring at someone
じろりじろり	Rudely sending and obstinate look at someone
ちかちか	Strong light irritating your eyes
ちらちら	Look out of the corner of your eye over and over
ちらっ・ちらり	Glancing out of the corner of your eye for a moment
ちらりちらり	Something appearing and disappearing, flickering
ちろっ	Sharply glancing sideways
つくづく	Gazing intently, unabashedly
とろり・とろん・どろん	With eyes dull from drunkenness
どんより	Dull eyes, losing life
ぱちり・ぱちぱち・ぱっちり	Looking with big, wide eyes
はっきり	Seeing the target clearly
ぽつっ・ぽつん	Squinting at something small
ぼんやり	Only able to see dim outlines
まざまざ	Plainly visible before your eyes
まじまじ	Staring directly into your face

Eating, Chewing, and Licking

あんぐり	Taking big bites with a wide, open mouth
がしがし	Chewing something wildly with your teeth
がつがつ	Devouring something and giving into your desires
がっぷり	Biting something deeply and not letting go
がばがば	Continuing to eat food energetically
がぶっ・がぶり	Taking a big bite of something
かりかり	Lightly chewing on something hard with your teeth
がりがり	Trying to munch something hard with your teeth
かりっ・かりり・かりん	Biting once into something hard
がりっ・がりり	Chewing a mouthful of something hard
くしゃくしゃ・くちゃくちゃ・ぐちゃぐちゃ	Eating loudly and vulgarly
ぐちゅぐちゅ	Rinsing out your mouth or chewing something
こりこり	Biting something hard in your mouth
こりっ	Biting into something hard
ごりっ	Biting forcefully into something hard
さくっ	The light feeling when you bite into something
しこっ	Pleasant crunchiness
しゃきしゃき	Eating fresh vegetables with lots of texture, like celery
じゅるっ	Sipping on mostly liquid food
しょりしょり	Refreshing, light crunchiness
じょりじょり	Eating something granular and feeling the roughness in your mouth
ずるずる	Sipping noodles, or something similar, loudly and vulgarly
つるつる	Sipping noodles, or something similar, lightly
ばくっ・ぱくっ	A big mouth biting forcefully
ばくばく・ぱくぱく・ばくりばくり・ぱくりぱくり	Opening and closing a big mouth repeatedly (usually while eating)
ぱくり・ぱくん・ぱっくん	Eating something with a big mouth and swallowing
ばりばり	Chewing something hard with your teeth
ぱりぱり	Eating something crispy
ぴちゃぴちゃ・ぺちゃぺちゃ	Eating while making unpleasant tongue noises
べちゃべちゃ	Eating and making vulgar noises
ぺろっ・べろっ	Licking quickly
ぺろり・べろり	Eating up all the food
べろべろ・ぺろぺろ	Running your tongue over something
ぺろぺろ	Licking exaggeratedly over and over again
べろん・ぺろん	Licking something exaggeratedly once
べろんべろん・ぺろんぺろん	Running your tongue over something exaggeratedly, multiple times
ぼりっ	Loudly biting something hard
ぼりぼり	Chewing something hard with your teeth
ぽりぽり	Chewing something hard lightly with your teeth
むぐむぐ	Chewing something without opening your mouth
むしゃむしゃ	Eating something swiftly
むしゃり	Taking one, quick bite
むしゃりむしゃり	Eating something quickly, continuously
むにゃむにゃ	Muttering with food in your mouth
もぐもぐ	Stuffing food in your mouth and chewing over and over
もごもご	Mumbling while you eat, chewing your words
もそもそ	Eating something dry and unpleasant
もりもり	Eating with gusto

Drinking and Getting Drunk

がばがば	Continuously drinking alcohol, like beer, a lot
がばっ	Drinking a lot at one time with a big mouth
がぶがぶ	Drinking a lot quickly
がぷがぷ	Drinking quickly and breathing, drink, take a breath, drink, take a breath
がぶっ・がぶり	Drinking a lot all at once
がぶりがぶり	Drinking a lot over and over again
がぼがぼ	Drinking quickly all of a sudden
かぽっ・がぼっ	Taking a drink in a good mood
きゅー・きゅっ	Drinking down some strong alcohol
くい	Lightly drinking something like sake in one gulp
ぐい	Gulping down something like sake in one breath
くいくい	Continuously gulping down something like sake
ぐいぐい	Quickly drinking a lot of something like sake
くー・ぐー・ぐーっ・くくー	Drinking something in one gulp
くっ・ぐっ	Gulping down something
ぐっぐっ	Drinking quickly without stopping for air
ぐでんぐでん	Getting black out drunk
ぐたぐた	Getting so drunk you can't even move your body
ぐびっ・ぐぶり	The gulping noise your throat makes when you drink alcohol
ぐびぐび・ぐびりぐびり	Repetitive gulping from drinking alcohol
こくこく	Drinking and tasting delicious flavors
ごくごく・ごっくりごっくり・ごぶごぶ	Drinking and making gulping sounds with your throat
こくっ・こくり・こくん・こっくん	Sipping or swallowing lightly
ごくっ・ごくり・ごくん・ごっくん	Sipping or swallowing and making a gulp sound
こくりこくり	Sipping or swallowing slowly as if you're savoring the flavors
ごくりごくり	Drinking continuously with loud gulp, gulp, gulping sounds
ごくんごくん	Drinking quickly with gulp, gulp, gulping sounds
ごっくり	Drinking loudly in one breath
じゅるっ	Swallowing or sipping spit, soup, or a liquid
ずーずー	Swallowing or sipping soup, or a liquid with higer-pitch loud sound, like sucking soba noodles
ずーっ・すすっ・ずずっ	Swallowing or sipping soup, or a liquid with loudly, like soba noodles
ずるずる	Loudly slurping noodles
ずるっ	A snort of mucus or soup
ちびりちびり	Slowly sipping alcohol
ちゅーちゅー・ちゅるちゅる	Sucking a liquid (with a straw) or noodles slowly
ちゅっ	A short slurp of soup or a liquid
ぴちゃぴちゃ	Wet licking sound an animal, like a dog, makes
ひっく	Hiccup, usually of a drunk person
ぺちゃぺちゃ	Making tongue noises while drinking and/or eating
へべれけ	Getting super drunk, with slurred thinking and speaking
べろべろ・べろんべろん	Getting so drunk you can't move your body normally
ほろっ・ほろり	Getting tipsy, or a comfortable amount of drunkness
ぽわん	Getting drunk and feeling great, like you're floating
れろれろ	Getting tongue tied from alcohol or drugs

Puking and Vomiting

がらがら・がらがらぺっ	Vomiting and gargling
げー・げっ	Vomiting food and drinks
げーげー・げろげろ	Continuously vomiting food and drinks
げろっ	Vomiting instantly
ぷっぷっ	Violently vomit in your own mouth
ぺっぺっ	Forcefully vomit spit and phlegm
むかっ・むかむか	Feeling the urge to vomit in your stomach, holding it down

Saying and Speaking

うだうだ	Constantly making excuses and complaints
がたがた	Complaining a lot
がみがみ	A higher status person giving you a lecture or scolding you with strong words or tone
がやがや	Many people talking loudly
きっぱり	Saying something clearly with a straightforward expression
ぎゃーぎゃー	Making complaints loudly and repeatedly
きゃんきゃん・きんきん	Shouting, crying, or yelling with a high-pitch voice
ぐちぐち	Making complaints to someone or aloud to yourself
ぐずぐず	Muttering complaints
くだくだ・ぐだぐだ・くどくど	Doing or saying the same thing over and over again incessantly
ぐたぐた	Complaining over and over about things, listing them
ぐちゃぐちゃ	Talking forever about meaningless things
ごじゃごじゃ・ごたごた・ごちゃごちゃ	Telling various excuses or complaints
こそこそ	Whispering secretly
ごちょごちょ	Saying something into someone's ear
ごにょごにょ	Muttering so that others can't hear you
ざっくばらん	Explaining your situation frankly
しどろもどろ	Making illogical excuses, panicking and making terrible excuses that don't make sense
しんみり	Saying something sadly with a quiet, calm tone
ずけずけ	Saying something very straight forward
ずばずば・ずばっ・ずばり	Saying or pointing out something straight forward, get to the point in a very outspoken manner
すらすら	Speaking really fluently, smoothly
たらたら	Complaining about something over and over for a really long time
だらだら	Talking about or explaining something really unclearly and taking a long time to do it
ちゃらちゃら	Chatting and being really flirty
つけつけ・つかつか	Not hesitating to say something, saying whatever you think
つべつべ	Annoyingly complaining or theorizing at someone
ぬけぬけ	Saying or making something up to show off
はきはき	Talking or replying in a clear, friendly manner
ばしばし	Saying things without holding back or hesitating
ぴーちくぱーちく	Loudly talking with a high pitched voice
ぴしゃっ・ぴしゃり	Stubbornly taking one side in an argument
ひそひそ	Whispering so the people around you can't hear
ぶーぶー	Whining and complaining a lot
ふがふが	The air moving through your mouth because your false teeth fell out
ぶつくさ・ぶつぶつ	Continuously complaining in a low voice
ぶつっ・ぶつり	Muttering a single word under your breath
べちゃくちゃ・ぺちゃくちゃ・ぺちゃぺちゃ	Continuously chatting about frivolous things
ぺらっ	Chatting fluently
ぺらぺら	Being able to speak a fluent language fluently
ぼそり・ぽつり	Saying a single word in a low voice
ぼそぼそ	Speaking with a really low, lifeless voice
ぽんぽん	Cheerfully showing someone in what you're saying over and over
むにゃむにゃ	Sleep talking, or mumbling
もぐもぐ・もごもご	Mumbling, talking without opening your mouth very much
やいのやいの	Meddling or pressing someone for information that isn't your business
れろれろ	Getting tongue tied from alcohol or drugs
わいわい・わやわや	Many people talking loudly

Coughing and Choking

えへん	Coughing violently and clearing your throat
おほん	Clearing your throat for attention
かーっ	Coughing up phlegm into your mouth from your throat
かっ	Violently breathing in phlegm or spit
ぐぐっ	Food or air caught in your throat
けほけほ	Choking slightly
げほげほ・ごほごほ	Strong coughing fit
こほこほ・こんこん	Light cough
ごほん	Coughing strongly once to clear a blocked throat
こほんこほん	A light, halting cough
ごほんごほん	Strongly coughing many time
ぜーぜー	Breathing through phlegm

Noisy

がやがや	A crowd of people gathered together talking noisily
きーきー	A noisy, shrill voice
きゃーきゃー・ぎゃーぎゃー	Yelping out of joy or fear
ぎゃんぎゃん	Making a big fuss, bawling
ごたごた	Noisy complaining and fussing
ざわざわ	A bunch of people causing a commotion
じゃんじゃか	Something like a musical instrument making a lot of noise
ちゃんちゃか	The playful noise of a banquet or dinner party
てんやわんや	A large number of people scrambling over each other in total confusion
どがちゃが	Getting chaotic
どさくさ	Confusion or a scandal
どさどさ	A crowd of people jumbling together one after another
どたどた	The sound of people heavily and recklessly moving around
どたばた・どたんばたん	Noisily running or stomping around
どやどや	The sound of many footsteps going in and out of somewhere
どんちゃか・どんちゃん	Boisterous revelry, the sounds of music and enjoyment at a banquet or party
ぱたぱた	The sound of busily moving around
やいやい	An uproar unable to settle down
わーわー	A raised voice crying or screaming
わいわい・わやわや	A large group of people making a lot of noise
わっ	A large group of people stirring all at once
わっさわっさ	A crowd yelling all at once
わんわ	Noisiness

Laughing and Smiling

あっはっは・あはは・わはは	Cheerfully, loudly laughing
あはあは	A rude laugh with your mouth open
いひひ	A wily, laugh with your mouth pulled to the sides
うっしっし	Chuckling to yourself after you did something well
うはうは	Laughing in a loud, rude voice after making a large profit
うひひ	A mean laugh of someone who has a scheme or plan
うひょひょ	Accidentally letting out a small, happy laugh
うふっ	A short, low laugh
うふふ	With your mouth only open a little, as if you know something they don't know
えへへ	A shy, embarrassed laugh
おほほ・ほほほ	With a narrow mouth, acting refined
かかか	Laughter that seems happy, but is despicable
がはは	A long, hearty, loud laugh
からから	A hearty laugh, without a care or worry
きゃー	A shrill laugh
きゃっきゃっ	The laughter of children playing and having fun
ぎゃはは	Laughing vulgarly when you encounter something that is good for you or that you can take advantage of
くーっ・くっ	Trying not to laugh, but laughing anyway
くくっ	Laughing, but trying to hold back
くすくす	Laughing quietly, unable to hold it in, chuckling
くすっ・くすり	Letting out just a little bit of a laugh
くすん	A light laugh out of your nose
くっく・くっくっ	Laughing quietly, unable to hold it in
けけ	A weird, high laugh
けたけた	High laughter that sounds fake or superficial
げたげた	Loud, rude laughter
げたっ	Rudely laughing with a loose expression
けっけっ	A mocking laugh, making fun of someone
けらけら・けろけろ	Innocent, high laughter
げらげら	Openly vulgar laughter, guffaw
ころころ	Laughing and rolling happily because something is really funny or fun
どっ・どっと	Many people laughing together loudly
にーっ	Smiling in an eerie way to imply something
にかっ	Smiling with your teeth showing
にこっ・にこり・にっこり	Smiling happily to show that you're happy
にこにこ	Laughing and smiling brightly, showing gratitude
にたっ・にたにた	A broad, evil grin, unable to hide your joy
にたりにたり	Repeatedly smirking smugly
にっ	Smiling lovingly without making a sound
にっこにこ	Laughing and smiling with the utmost happiness
にやっ	Unintentionally smiling and showing your joy
にやにや・にやり	Giving a faint, cold smile
にんまり	Smiling with satisfaction because things went your way
はっはっ・ははは	Laughing without a worry or care
ひっひっ・ひひひ	Shifty laughing of a bad person or villain
ぷー・ふっ・ぷっ	Busting out with laughter at something funny
ふっふっ	A fearless smile
ふふ	A suppressed laugh, without being able to hide your joy
ふふん	Laughing through your nose, looking down on someone else
へっへっ・へへへ	Laughing meanly, triumphantly
へらへら	A frivolous, superficial laugh
ほくほく	Laughing or smiling because you gained something, usually money or profit
ほっほっ	Laughing loudly as if you're out of breath, like Santa's laugh
わーっ	A sudden, loud laugh

Crying

あーん・うわーん	A child crying loudly without considering the people around it
あんあん・えんえん	A person crying loudly
うえんうえん	Spinelessly crying or whining with your mouth shaped like the へ character
うるうる・うるるん	Moved to tears
うるっ	Unintentionally crying
えーん	A child crying because it wants attention
おーおー	A person crying loudly from sadness
おいおい	An adult crying pitifully
おぎゃーおぎゃー	A baby bawling
ぎゃー・ぎゃーぎゃー	An obstinate kid shouting
ぐしょぐしょ	Lots of tears flowing
ぐすぐす	Crying and sniffling
ぐすっ・ぐすり	Sniffling, moved to tears
ぐすりぐすり	Sniffling and snorting snot
くすん・ぐすん・ぐっすん	The sound of your nose sniff when you cry
しくしく	Crying gently, or feeling pitty for someone or something
ひーひー	Crying out with a pitiful voice
ひっく	A crying hiccup, similar to hyperventilation
ひっひっ	Sobbing but trying to hold back
べそべそ	Crying while grumbling
ほろっ・ほろり・ぽろり	To shed a single tear out of sympathy or from being emotionally moved
ぼろぼろ	Crying large tears
ぽろぽろ	Tears that won't stop falling
ほろりほろり・ぽろりぽろり	Tears spilling down your cheeks one at a time
めーめー	Crying like a spineless baby
めそめそ	Uncontrollably crying with no self respect
よよ	A woman feebly bursting into tears
わーわー・わーん・わんわん	Bawling without caring about where you are
わっ	Suddenly, violently bursting into tears

Angry, Upset, Antisocial

かーっ	Getting upset because something didn't go as planned
かっ	Blowing up out of shame or anger
かっか・かっかっ・がみがみ	Agitated by anger or dissatisfaction
かりかり	Quick to take offense, tightly wound
かんかん	So outraged that you won't listen to reason
きっ	Sudden hardening of your manner or expression
ぞっ	Feeling unpleasant
つっけんどん	Acting curt or unfriendly
つん・つんつん	Facing away disgruntled
つんけん	Acting unsociable or crabby
とげとげ	A mean attitude, expression, or tone of voice
ぷい	Facing away without responding
ぷー	Blowing your cheeks out with anger or unhappiness
ぶすっ・ぶすり	Blowing your cheeks out with anger or unhappiness, looking sullen
ぷっ・ぶりっ・ぷりぷり	Blowing your cheeks out with anger or unhappiness
ぷん	Blowing your cheeks out and refusing to speak
ぷんぷん	Opening showing your anger or displeasure
ぼさっ	Acting unsociable, unfriendly
むーっ	Showing your anger or displeasure
むかっ・むかむか	Anger suddenly welling up, surge of anger
むしゃむしゃ	Losing your calm and getting upset often
むすっ	Pouting silently
むっ	Being angered by someone's words or actions
むっつり	Ignoring social graces and being blunt and curt
むらむら	Anger coming up from the bottom of your stomach, anger welling up

Not Feeling Well

かくっ・がくっ	Suddenly losing some of your energy
がっかり・がっくり	Discouraged by disappointing results
かくん・かっくん	A little disappointed because your hopes didn't come true
がびーん	Hit with disappointment and shock
ぎゃふん	Not being able to talk back at all after being accused of something, unable to argue
ぎゅー	Knocked down (emotionally) after being accused of something
くしゃっ	Losing motivation and hope
ぐったり	Completely exhausted from fatigue or sickness
くよくよ	Worrying about the past or trivial things
げっそり	Losing weight or getting sick from sickness or anxiety
しおしお	Disappointed by your own failures
しゅん・しょぼしょぼ・しょぼっ	Not energetic, depressed
しょぼん	Depressed, losing energy and willpower
しょんぼり	Depressed and feeling lonely
しんみり	Lonely and quiet, solemn
すごすご	Leaving somewhere depressed, dejected
とぼとぼ	Walking depressed, trudging along
とほほ	Being miserable and pitiful
へたへた	Suddenly losing strength and having to sit down
へなへな	Losing strength and having to sit down
よぼよぼ	Mentally weak, physically growing old

Delighted

いそいそ	Happy and lighthearted
うきうき	Happy, cheerfully lighthearted, and full of hope
うしうし	Happily and skillfully going about your business
うはうは	Full of smiles and happiness
きゃぴきゃぴ	Bringing out the happy youthfulness in a bitter woman
ほいほい	Happily carefree and without much thought
ほくほく	Openly happy and pleased with yourself
らんらん	Feeling exhilarated and jumping for joy
るんるん	Feeling exhilarated, euphoric, and humming happily
わくわく	Your heart fluttering from joy or anticipation

Surprised

あわわ	A reflexive sound made when noticing something suddenly
うぎゃー	A surprised scream or shriek
がーん	Receiving a psychologically intense shock
がびょーん	Horribly, exaggeratedly shocked
ぎく・ぎくっ・ぎくり・ぎくん	Someone suddenly touched on a secret of yours
ぎっくん	Suddenly taken by surprise and off balanced
きゃー・ぎゃー・きゃーきゃー・きゃっ・ぎゃっ	Letting out a scream of surprise, fear, or pain
ぎょえー	Completely amazing and surprised
ぎょぎょ・ぎょっ	Something suddenly opening your eyes
きょとっ・きょとん	Understanding the situation with your eyes wide open
ぐっ	Receiving a strong blow to your heart
げー・げっ	Observing unexpected things
だー	Surprised or dumbfounded
どきっ・どきり・どっきり	Heart racing from excitement, fear, or anticipation
ぱちくり	Blinking rapidly from surprise
はっ	Suddenly noticing something and being surprised by it
ひー	A cry of excitement, fear, or pain
ぴくっ・びくり	Trembling from a momentary fear
ひっ	Holding your breath out of shock
ひっく	Terribly surprised
びっくら・びっくり	Surprised by something sudden or unexpected
ひやっ・ひやり	Momentarily feeling like something bad is about to happen

Flustered, Impatient, and Unable to Calm Down

あくせく（齷齪）	Feeling like you don't have enough time
あたふた	Running around in a hurry
あっぷあっぷ	Struggling and gasping for breath, about to drown
あわあわ	Losing time or a grasp on your senses
いそいそ	Exhilarated and enthusiastic
いらいら	Unable to do things at your own pace, rushed and in a hurry
うきうき	Excited because of joy or hope, cheerful
うずうず・むずむず	Itching to do something, impatient to start something
おたおた	Flustered or panicked by something suddenly, shocked speechless
おどおど	Hesitating or faltering with nervousness or anger
おろおろ	Unable to move from surprise or anxiety
がさがさ	Noisy and unable to calm down
ぎゃっ	Shouting unintentionally in confusion
きろきろ	An expression lacking calmness or stability
じたばた	Impatiently squirming
しどもど	Confused and incoherent
しどろもどろ	The subject and words spoken are unclear, incoherent
じりじり	Running out of patience
せかせか	Feeling impatient and that you're being hurried
せこせこ・こせこせ	Making a big deal out of nothing
そそくさ	Feeling like you're in a hurry to finish
そわそわ	Fidgeting from anxiety
ちゃかちゃか	Unable to steady your movements or actions
どきどき	Your heart beating faster from worry or fear
どぎまぎ	Flustered that someone sees right through you
どたばた	Noisily rushing around doing things
ばたばた	Hurrying around getting things done
はらはら	Nervous or worried about something, on edge
びくびく	Trembling from anxiety or anger
やきもき	Unable to calm down from worry or impatience
わくわく	Excited from anticipation, pleasure, or happiness
わさわさ	Unable to concentrate or calm down

Hesitating and Faltering

いじいじ	Unsure of your behavior or actions
うじうじ	Unable to be proactive or make a decision
おずおず	Faltering or hesitating from anger or nervousness
ぐだぐだ	Acting slow out of unwillingness or laziness
くよくよ	Restlessness from worries or regrets
くらくら	Unsure of what decision to make due to temptation
ぐらぐら	Unsure due to weak resolution, indecisiveness
たじたじ	Hesitating because someone is coercing you
まごまご	Losing your head because you don't know what to do
もじもじ	Unable to make decisions because of embarrassment or shyness

Thinking and Feeling

うっとり	Being fascinated by something beautiful, spellbound
きゅーん	Feeling a tightness or pressure in the your chest from sadness or grief
きゅん	A tightening in your chest for a moment from strong feelings
さめざめ	Sorrowful, bitter feelings
じーん	Slowly becoming impressed, moved, or touched by something
じーっ	Thinking deeply and quietly
じん	Being so touched by something that you're almost moved to tears
しんみ	Feeling pity and a little sad for someone
ぞっ	Strongly moved by something and that feeling runs through your body
つくづく	Believing something from the bottom of your heart
つらつら	Thinking about something for a long time
ぴーん	Suddenly thinking of an idea
ぴぴっ・ぴん	Strong instincts or intuition
ほろり	Feeling sympathy for someone
むくむく	A feeling or idea that suddenly came up
もやもや	Worrying or wondering what to do

Hurt and Pain

いがいが	An itchiness or tickle in your throat
いらいら・ひりひり	An irritation in your throat or on your skin from pain or hot food
うずうず	Feeling a continuous dull pain
がんがん	Pain or noise echoing in your head
きりきり	A stomachache with sharp pains
ぎんぎん	Head constantly aching badly
ぐさぐさ	Receiving a blow to the heart from cold words
ぐさっ・ぐさり	The psychological wounds from someone's words
ごろごろ	The ache of something getting in your eye
じーん	The sensation of pain or cold
しく	Stabbing pain from a bug
しくしく	Continuous spasms of dull pain
しくりしくり	Prickling pain over and over
じん	Numb or sleeping limbs
じんじん	Continuous pain and numbness from the afflicted area
ずきずき・ずんずん	Throbbing, grinding pain
ずきっ・ずきり・ずきん	Sudden, violent, traveling and throbbing pain
ずきんずきん	Continuous throbbing pain
ちかちか	Flashing pain in your eyes
ちくちく	A stabbing pain like needles over and over, prickling
ちくっ・ちくり・ちくん	A sudden stabbing pain from a needle or a bug
ちりちり	A cut or skin that feel like it's burning
どきんどきん・どっきどっき・どっきんどっきん	Violent throbbing
びーん	Numbness or itchiness spreading through your body
ぴきぴき	Twitching and on edge
ひりっ・ぴりっ	Feeling a sudden itch, pain, or hot taste
びりびり・ぴりぴり	Feeling a continued pain or irritation
ひりり	Feeling a pain from something for a moment, tingling, irritation
びりり・ぴりり	Numb from a momentary stimulus, tingling, stinging
むずむず・もぞもぞ	Feeling itchy like you were bitten by, or have bugs on you

Personality and Disposition

Unconcerned and Composed

あっけらかん	Without any hesitation
おっとり	So calm that it seems like time is passing slower than normal
おめおめ	Without hesitation, calmly
がっちり	Shrewdly, being pushy
けりけろ・けろっ・けろり	As if nothing happened, nonchalantly
さばさば	Without attachment or seriousness
しゃーしゃー	Shamelessly not feeling that embarrassing things are actually embarrassing
しらっ・しれっ	Acting as if something is not a big deal at all
ずかずか	Being nosy, acting and saying things without any hesitation
ずけずけ	Saying something that could hurt someone else, blunt
ちゃっかり	Acting shrewd but still well liked, cheeky
つけつけ	Saying and doing things without reserve, rude
ぬくぬく	Doing well on your own, carefree and successful
ぬけぬけ	Acting like you didn't do (something negative) and it is obvious to other people, shamelessly
のーのー	Without any worries or concerns
のこのこ	Showing up without any knowledge or understanding of what is going on
のほほん	Carefree, without worries or concerns
のんびり	Mentally and physically relaxed
はっきり	Showing your feelings very clearly
やいやい	Loudly bothering other people for things, pestering people

Energetic

ぎんぎん	Full of energy and very mobile
しゃきしゃき	Dealing with tasks quickly and efficiently
しゃき・しゃっきり	Feeling brisk and lively in both body and mind
しゃん	Both your movement and thoughts are logical and stable
しゃんしゃん	Energetically going about your daily tasks
すくすく	Children growing up without complications
ちゃきちゃき	Doing things quickly, cheerfully, and efficiently
ぴかぴか・ぴっかぴか	A new life shining with hope and happiness
ぴちぴち	Young and healthy, or a fresh, lively fish
ぴんぴん	Energetic and lively
ぶいぶい	Energetic and powerful
もりもり	Bursting with energy and motivation

Physique and Figure

Fat and Robust

ころころ	Plump and overweight
ずんぐり	Short and overweight
ずんぐりむっくり	Getting fat, gaining weight, swelling
だぶだぶ	Fat, loose and baggy
でっぷり	Getting fat or flabby around your stomach and waist
でぶでぶ	Shamefully getting fatter
ぶくんぶくん	Getting big and flabby
ぶよぶよ	Getting way too fat and soft and flabby
ぽちゃっ	A chubby face and body
ぼちゃぼちゃ	Getting chubby and cute
ぽちゃぽちゃ	Chubby, just a little fat
ぽっちゃり	Lovely chubby and cute
ぼってり	Heavy and fat
ぽってり	Chubby and adorable
ぽてっ	So fat it looks like your head is just riding your body
ぼてぼて	Having undesirable fat on your body
ぽてぽて	Plump like a baby with supple skin
むちっ・むちむち・むっちり	Supple skin and plenty of flesh in all the right places
がしっ・がっしり・がっちり	A study body or bone structure
ぼんきゅぼん	Nice proportions: ぼん big breasts きゅ tight waist ぼん big butt
もりもり	Bulging muscles, looking strong

Thin

がりがり	So thin that you can see their bones, skin and bones
すらっ・すらり	Long, slender, and well proportioned
ひょろっ・ひょろひょろ・ひょろり・ひょろん	Lanky, thin and tall
ほっそり	Slim and slender figure

Moving and Changing

Advancing and Moving

がーっ	Forcefully moving
ががっ	Advancing with great force
がくりがくり	Suddenly moving and then going back
がくんがくん	Drastic, jerking motions
がんがん	Pushing forward, without paying any attention to your surroundings
ぐいぐい	Pushing forward, as if you're being pulled
ぐんぐん	Gradually speeding up while advancing
さくさく	Things going forward without delay
さっさっ	Moving on willingly, without any hangups
さらさら	Things moving forward quickly and smoothly
じゃんじゃん	Things moving forward and making progress
じりじり	Slowly approaching someone
ずい	Entering the inside of a house unreservedly
すいすい	Feeling comfortable moving forward without resistance, unhindered
すーっ	Quiet things moving forward
ずかずか	Rudely entering into someone else's area or space
すっ	Moving quickly and quietly
ずっ	Things pressing forward even more
すっすっ	Things advancing without difficulty
ずっずっ・ずんずん	Things strongly pressing forward
すらすら・するする	Smoothly advancing without delay
すんなり	To calmly advance without resistance
そろそろ	Gradually progressing to a certain state
だー	Running swiftly, with force
たったっ	Flying through the minor details
だっだっ	Moving forward, maintaining force
ついつい	Advancing against your better judgement
つかつか	Striding toward something without hesitation
てきぱき	A matter that progresses quickly
どしどし	Moving purposefully and proactively
どんどこ	Moving something forward without hesitating
とんとん	Things continuing to go well for a while
どんどん・ばんばん	Forcefully moving forward without hesitating
ほいほい	Advancing willingly
ぽちぽち・ぼつぼつ	Steadily progressing, gradually
めきめき・めっきり	Visably making rapid progress

Falling and Dropping

かたん・かたり	Something light and hard falling or dropping
がたん・がたり	Something heavy suddenly falling or dropping
がらがら	Heavy things falling or collapsing one after another
ことり・ことん	Light things falling or collapsing
ごとり・ごとん	Heavy things falling or collapsing
すとん	Falling straight down
たらたら	Liquid rolling down, dripping
ちゃぽん	Something falling into water
ちゃぽっ	Something falling and hitting water
ちらちら	Snow or flowers fluttering as they fall
とーん	Something falls and bounces
どかっ	A big lump or chunk of something falling all at once
どかどか	Something heavy continuously falling
どかり	Something heavy falling or hitting
どさっ・どさり・どさん・どたり・どたん	A big, heavy thing falling all at once
どさどさ	Heavy things falling one after another
どすん	A huge, heavy thing falling and crashing
ばさっ・ばさり	Something like a vacant body falling
ぱさっ・ぱさり	Something like an unrolled paper falling
ばたっ	Something heavy forcefully falling
はたり・ぱたり	Something light falling
ばっばっ	Lots of things forcefully scattering
はらっ	Paper or leaves scattering
ぱらっ	Rain or leaves thinly falling
はらはら	Tears or petals falling one by one
ばらばら	Finely falling, falling in pieces
ぱらぱら	Rain, hail, or leaves falling sparsely
はらり・ぱらり	Something light falling
ばらり	Falling while feeling heavy or important
ぼたっ・ぽたっ・ぼたり・ぽたり・ぽとっ	A drop of water or a liquid falling
ぼたぼた・ぽとぽと	Large drops of liquid rolling or trickling down one by one
ぽたぽた・ぽとぽと	Small drops continuously falling
ぼたん・ぽたん	Drops of water falling from a high place
ぽちゃっ	Something that seems to break when it falls
ぽちゃん	Something small falling into liquid
ぽつり	A single drop of rain falling
ぽてっ	Dropping something carelessly
ぼとり・ぼとん	A thing or liquid dropping heavily
ぽとり・ぽとん	A thing or drop of water dropping lightly
ぽとりぽとり	Falling one by one after a pause
ほろっ・ほろり	A single tear spilling over and falling
ぼろっ・ぼろり	A thing inadvertently falling
ほろほろ	Tears or drops of water flowing
ぼろぼろ	Something granular falling in large quantities
ぽろぽろ	Tears or grains of rice spilling and falling all over
ほろりほろり	Tears, flowers, or leaves continuously falling
ぽろりぽろり	Tears or liquids falling in intervals
ぽろん	Something falling too quickly

Breaking and Bending

がくり・がっくり	Suddenly bending strongly back and forth
かくん・かっくん	Suddenly bending back and forth and disconnecting
ぎくしゃく	Sharply bending back and forth
ぎくっ・ぎくり	Something suddenly bending back and forth
ぎくん	Sudden, violent bending back and forth
ぐきり	Breaking or spraining a leg, breaking a stick
ばきっ・ばきん	Something hard and slim suddenly breaking
ぱきっ・ぱきん	Something thin breaking
ばきばき	Something dry forcefully breaking
ぱきぱき	Thin things breaking one after another
ぱしぱし	Something hard and slim bending back and forth
ぱちり	Something hard breaking
びしっ・びしり	Something small and thin folding or breaking
ぴしっ	A small break or crack
ぼきっ・ぼきり	A small cylindrical thing breaking
ぽきっ・ぽきり	A hard, light, cylindrical thing breaking
ぼきぼき	Hard cylindrical things breaking over and over
ぽきぽき	Light cylindrical things breaking over and over
ぼきん	A hard cylindrical thing completely breaking
ぽきん	A light cylindrical thing completely breaking
ぼくっ	Strong hitting or breaking
ぽちぽち	Dead branches or twigs breaking one after another
ぽっきり	Snapping cleanly

Shaking and Swaying

うつらうつら	Swaying slowly
がたがた	Something heavy swaying unstably
がくん	A sudden, violent shake
ぐずり	A heavy, shaking movement
くらくら	Shaking unstably from dizziness
ぐらぐら	Huge, irregular, continuous shaking
くらっ・くらり	A sudden, big shake
ぐらっ・ぐらり	A sudden, huge shake for just a moment
くらりくらり	Repeatedly shaking in a big way
ぐらりぐらり	Huge, slow shaking movements
ぐりぐり	Rubbing your elbow into someone's shoulders
ごとごと	The even swaying of a train car
じわじわ	Swaying in small degrees
たぽたぽ	Liquid sloshing in a container
たぷたぷ	Something big swaying
だらりだらり	Something long swaying loosely
ちょろちょろ	Shaking little by little, trembling
とぷんとぷん	Water in a container swaying
びろびろ	Flicking cloth or your tongue
ふよふよ	Something light quietly swaying
ふらふら	Shaking from loss of your body's equilibrium
ぶらぶら	Something hanging and swaying, dangling
ぷらぷら	Something light swaying in the wind
ふらりふらり	Slowly swaying in a big way
ぶらりぶらり	Heavily, continuously slowly swaying
ぷらりぷらり	Lightly, continuously, slowly swaying
ぶらん	Heavily hanging down and dangling
ぶらんぶらん	Dangling, or swinging legs back and forth
ぶるぶる・ぶるる・ぶるん	Vibrating and shaking
ぷるる・ぷるん	Vibrating a little
ぷるんぷるん	Trembling slightly
へらへら	Fluttering
ぺらぺら	Flipping something thin, usually pages
ぽよぽよ	Shaking flexibly
ゆさゆさ	Something large swaying
ゆさり	Something large swaying
ゆさりゆさり	Something large swaying over and over
ゆっさゆっさ	Something big and heavy swaying
ゆらっ	One, huge sway or shaking movement
ゆらゆら	Shaking over and over
ゆらり	Shaking lightly and slowly, once
ゆらりゆらり	Loosely swaying over and over
よろりよろり	Legs swinging while crossed

Cutting

ざくざく	Chopping the stalks off of vegetables
さくっ・さくり・さっくり	Cutting food with a sharp knife
ざくっ・ざくり・ざっくり	Deeply plunging a blade into something
ざぐり・ざっく	Hollowing something out by cutting into it
じょきじょき	Cutting through thick cloth with scissors
じょきり	Cutting cloth once with scissors
すかすか	Cutting cleanly with a sharp blade
ずきずき	Forcefully cutting something
ずたずた	Something that's been cut many times, making it look worn or ragged
すっぱり・すぱっ・すぱり	Completely cut off with a sharp blade
すとん	Easily cut down
ずばずば	Relentlessly cutting with a blade
ずばり	Cutting through something at once
ずばりずばり	Viciously cutting many times
ちょきちょき	Cutting paper or plants with scissors
ちょきん・ちょっきり	Completely cutting something off with scissors
ばさり・ばっさり	Exaggeratedly cutting something off with a blade
ばっさばっさ	Cutting people down one by one with a sword
ばらり	Cutting a thread, group, or joint
ぴちっ	Suddenly splitting open from being cut
ぷすり	Cutting something like a thread or from a group
びちっ	Suddenly, completely cut off
ぷちっ	Suddenly, easily cutting something off
ぶちぶち	Easily cutting something like soba
ぷっつ	Something suddenly coming apart of disconnecting
ぷつっ	Belt, rope, correspondence or suddenly being cut
ふっつり	Severing ties with something or someone, once and for all
ぷっつり	Completely cutting yourself from a group or a relationship
ぶっつん	Violently severing ties
ぷっつん	Being cut apart by something sharp
ぶつぶつ	Cutting something into small pieces
ぷつぷつ	Things getting torn to shreds
ぶつり・ぶつん	Suddenly, completely cutting
ぷつり・ぷつん	Speech or correspondence suddenly being cut off
ぽっきり	Cleanly cut, or interrupted
ぽつぽつ	Cut into small pieces or interrupted
ぽつり	Suddenly cut down the middle

Ripping and Tearing

ずたずた	Tearing to pieces over and over
ばりっ	Something hard breaking or tearing
ぱりっ	Something thin breaking or tearing
ぱりぱり	Strong ripping and tearing
ぱりぱり	Cloth or paper forcefully being torn
びっ・ぴっ・びびっ	Forcefully tearing or peeling
びりっ・ぴりっ	Forcefully tearing cloth or paper
びりびり・ぴりぴり	Continuously splitting cloth or paper
べりっ	Tearing and peeling at once
ぺりっ	Forcefully tearing something thin
べりべり	Ripping something thick over and over
ぺりぺり	Ripping something thin over and over
ぼろぼろ	Little tears in cloth
めりっ・めりめり	Something brittle ripping, tearing, or breaking

Sticking

ちょこん・ちょん	Small things sticking together
ぴたっ・ぴたり・ぴったり・ぴっちり	Completely stuck together with no gaps
ぴたぴた	Sticking on after another
びたり	On one side
ぴたん・ぴたんぴたん	Sticking a stamp to something by pressing it down
べたっ	Glued and sticking
ぺたっ・ぺたん	Sticking completely to a flat surface
べたり	Clinging together in a lump
ぺたり	Sticking from being pressed down
べたん	Sticking firmly
ぺちょっ	Lightly pasting and sticking
ぺったり	Lightly sticking to one surface
ぺったんぺったん	Sticking and separating
べっとり	Sticking something to one side
ぺっとり	Sticking something mucousy to one side

Piercing and Stabbing

ぐさぐさ	Deeply stabbing with a blade over and over
ぐさっ・ぐさり	Stabbing deeply once with a blade
ずばっ	Being pierced by an arrow or a spear
ずばりずばり	Sharply stabbing in your vitals or your core
ずぶずぶ	Something soft being pierced
ずぶっ・ずぶり	Being stabbed at the base with a blade
ちくちく・ちくりちくり	Repeatedly stabbed with something like needles
ちくっ・ちくり・ちくん	Stabbed once with something like a needle
つん	Lightly poked once
つんつん	Lightly poked over and over
ぶすっ・ぷすっ・ぶすり・ぷすり	Stabbing something soft
ぶすぶす・ぷすぷす	Stabbing over and over
ぶすりぶすり	Continuously stabbing with a blade
ぶつっ	Sudden, forceful stabbing
ぶっつり	A blade forcefully stabbing
ぶつぶつ	Making a hole using something sharp over and over
ぷつぷつ	Making lots of hole with something sharp
ぶつり・ぷつり	Stabbing with something sharp or tapered

Bending, Folding, and Crumpling

うねうね	While bending up, down, and side to side
かくんかくん	Repeatedly, lightly folding back and forth
かっくり	Suddenly lightly bending something
がっくり	Suddenly strongly bending something
ぎくぎく	Bending awkwardly and jerkily
くい	Suddenly bending something
くいくい	Lightly bending two or three times
くにゃ・ぐにゃ・くにゃり・ぐにゃり	Part of something suddenly bending
くにゃくにゃ・ぐにゃぐにゃ	Soft and freely bending
くねくね	Bending back and forth like it's shaking
ぐんにゃり	Bending or twisting easily
ジグザグ	Bending in the shape of a Z, literally "zigzag" in English
しゃなりしゃなり	Your body moving flexibly
しなしな・しなっ	Bending and warping
しんなり	Something soft folding
なよなよ	Weakly bending, delicate
へこへこ	Weakly bending easily, pliable

To Be Continued…

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