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Japanese Sound (Kana) English Equivalent Sound Made By Notes

 

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Ahahaha (あははは) a ha ha ha Human laughter Babuu-babuu (ばぶーばぶー) goo-goo Human baby talk Babuu-babuu (ばぶーばぶー) gaa-gaa Human baby talk Baki (バキッ) crack Other breaking something in half Bara-bara (バラバラ) fwp flap flip Other falling paper Bari-bari (バリバリ) crunch crunch Human chewing crunchy food Bebebebe (べべべべ) putt putt putt Mechanical scooter motor Bera-bera (ベラベラ) blah blah blah Human incessant talking Beta-beta (べたべた) stick stick Other sticky feeling Betoo (べとーっ) streeetch Other gum stretching Biri-biri (ビリビリ) bzzzzzzt Mechanical electrocuted Bisho-bisho (びしょびしょ) soak soak Other soaking wet Boo (ボー) vwooosh Nature roar of a fire out of control Bota-bota (ぼたぼた) drip drip Other Buchuu (ブチュー) smooch Human unwanted kiss Bufuu (ブフーツ) snort Animal Buhi-buhi (ブヒブヒ) oinky oinky Animal Buku-buku (ブクブク) blub blub Other boiling using a gas burner Burororo (ブロロロロ) vrroooom Mechanical a cars engine running as it zips around Butsu-butsu (ブツブツ) mutter mutter Human gloomy person muttering to himself Buu (ブー) oink Animal Buu-buu (ぶーぶー) boo boo Human disagreement Buun (ブーン) buzz Animal bigger insect Byuu (ビュー) hwoooo Nature blowing wind Chi-chi-chi (チチチ) chirp chirp chirp Animal Chira (ちらっ) peek Human quick glance Chira-hora (ちらほら) flutter flutter Nature snowflakes falling gently Chokon (ちょこんっ) silent Other (yes, silence has a sound in Japanese) Chu (ちゅっ) smooch Human kiss Churu-churu (ちゅるちゅる) slurp Human a more feminine and quieter slurp Chuu-chuu (チュウチュウ) squeak squeak Animal Dadadada (ダダダダ) tmp tmp tmp tmp Human fast running Dara-dara (だらだら) laze laze Human someone who’s being lazy Dodododo (ドドドド) vrooooom Mechanical motorcycle engine Doki (どきっ) thump Human satisfied heartbeat

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Japanese Sound (Kana) English Equivalent Sound Made By Notes

 

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Doki-doki (ドキドキ) ba-bump ba-bump Human anxious heartbeat Dokkaan (どっかーん) kaboom Nature volcano exploding Don-don (ドンドン) bam bam Other loud knock Doon (ドーン) boom Other explosion Doon (ドーン) kablooey Other explosion Doro-doro (どろ どろ) ooze ooze Nature lava flowing Fuofuofuo (フォッフォッフォッ) oh ho ho ho Human older person’s laughter Fura-fura (ふらふら) flap flap Nature flapping your arms as you teeter Fuu (フーツ) hiss Animal Fuwa-fuwa (ふわふわ) fluff fluff Animal cloud floating Gaa (ガ ー) whirl Mechanical movement of a robot Gachi-gachi (ガチガチ) shiver shiver Human cold weather shiver Gachi-gachi (ガチガチ) shake shake Human cold weather shiver Gagaga (ガガガ) rumble rumble Other explosion and rocks falling Gagagaga (ガガガガ) ratatat-tat Mechanical machine gun Gaoo (ガオー) graaah Animal Gaoo (がおー) grooowl Animal Gari-gari (ガリガリ) ke-runch ke-runch Human harsher chewing sound Garururu (ガルルル) grooooowl Animal Gasa-gasa (ガサガサ) rustle rustle Nature leaves being moved (bush) Gashan (ガシャンッ) ka-crash Other falling vase Gatan-goton (ガタンガトン) clickety-clack Mechanical train on tracks Gatsu-gatsu (ガツガツ) munchity-munchity Human rapid eating Gero-gero (ゲロゲロ) ribbit ribbit Animal Gessori (ゲッソリ) shooom Human spirit leaving the body Giri-giri (ギリギリ) grind grind Human grinding teeth Gocha-gocha (ごちゃごちゃ) fwp fwp Other moving one pile of paper to another Goku-goku (ゴクゴク) gulp gulp Human Goon (ゴーン) gong Mechanical sound of temple bell Goro-goro (ごろ ごろ) gwah ha ha Human laughter associated with laziness Goro-goro (ゴロゴロ) rumble rumble Nature a storm brewing Goron-goron (ゴロンゴロン) rumble rumble Nature boulder on the run Guki (グキ) crack Human loud pop of sound when stretching Gunyari (ぐにゃり) flex flex Human stretching sound Gura-gura (グラグラ) rattle rattle Nature earthquake

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Japanese Sound (Kana) English Equivalent Sound Made By Notes

 

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Guru-guru (ぐるぐる) dizzy dizzy Human Gururu-gururu (ぐるるぐるる) purrrr Animal Gutsu-gutsu (グツグツ) blub blub Other boiling water Guttari (ぐったり) uuuuuugh Human exhaustion Guukyururu (ぐうきゅるるる) gurgle gurgle Human stomach sounds Hai-hai (ハイハイ) crawl crawl Human baby crawling Hakkushon (ハックション) at-chooo Human great big sneeze Hara-hara (ハラハラ) uneasy uneasy Human getting shivers and uneasy feelings Hihiin (ヒヒーン) whinny Animal Hihiin (ヒヒーン) neigh Animal Hira-hira (ヒラヒラ) flap flap Other waving a hanky Hiri-hiri (ヒリヒリ) throb throb Other burning hands Hohoho (ホホホ) tee hee hee Human female laughter Hyuoooo (ヒュオオオオオ) hoooowl Nature strong wind Hyuoooo (ヒュオオオオオ) hoooowl Animal wolf call Icha-icha (いちゃいちゃ) Human sound of love between a couple Ira-ira (イライラ) grrrr Human irate Jiiko-jiiko (ジーコジーコ) whir-whirl Mechanical wind-up robot Jiririri (ジリリリリ) ding-a-ling-a-ling Mechanical alarm clock with bells atop clock Jiro-jiro (ジロジロ) stare stare Human someone being inspected/eyed closely Jyaa (ジャー) shaaaa Nature water flowing; faucet Jyuu-jyuu (ジュージュー) sizzle sizzle Other grilling sound Kaa (カア) caw Animal Kachi-kachi (カチカチ) clickety-clack Human Kara-kara (カラカラ) sweat sweat Nature bone-dry in a desert Karan-karan (カ ランカ ラン) ring-a-ding Mechanical hand bell sound Kasa-kasa (カサカサ) burn burn Nature dry skin caused by sunburn or suntan Kata-kata (カタカタ) click click click Mechanical typing Kero-kero (ケロケロ) wibbit wibbit Animal Kiin koon kaan koon (キーンコーンカーンコーン) ding dong ding diing Mechanical school clock Kikii (キキー) kee kee Animal monkey screech Kikii (キキー) aah-aah Animal monkey screech Kikii (キキー) ooh-ooh Animal monkey screech Kikii (キキー) eeh-eeh Animal monkey screech Kikiiii (キキイイイ) screech Mechanical car stopping abruptly

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Japanese Sound (Kana) English Equivalent Sound Made By Notes

 

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Kiraan ( キラーン) sheeeen Nature a bright star Kira-kira (キラキラ) twinkle twinkle Nature star Kira-kira (キラキラ) bling bling Other jewelry Kiri-kiri (キリキリ) stab stab Human pain Kocho-kocho (こちょこちょ) koochie-koochie koo Human tickling someone Koke (コケッ) stumble Human Koke (コケッ) tumble Human Kokekokkoo (コケコッコー) cock-a-doodle-doo Animal rooster call Kokkoo (コッコー) cock-aaaa Animal rooster/hen sound Kokkuri (こっくり) zzzzzzz Human sound of sleeping/breathing Koro-koro (コロ コロ) roll roll Nature softer rolling sound Kosho-kosho (こしょこしょ) tickle tickle Human a softer tickle than kocho-kocho Koso-koso (こそこそ) creep creep Human someone sneaking by Kuru kuru (くるくる) twirl whirl Human spinning Kushun (くしゅん) achooo Human short sneeze Kyoro-kyoro (キョロキョロ) glance glance Human turning your head left and right repeatedly Kyuiin (キュイイイン) kreeeeeean Mechanical electric guitar Mee-mee (メエメエ) baa baa Animal sheep call Meee-meee (メエーメエー) meeh meeh Animal goat call Mera-mera (メラメラ) crackle crackle Nature campfire Mogu-mogu (もぐもぐ) munch munch Human chewing Moko-moko (もこもこ) fluffy fluffy Other fluffy clothes Moh (もおー) moo Animal cow call Ngoo-ngaa (ンゴーンガ ー) hrrm mrmm Human tossing and turning while sleeping Niko-niko (ニコニコ) smile Human Niko-niko (ニコニコ) grin Human Niya-niya (ニヤニヤ) heh heh heh Human fiendish grin Nosshi-nosshi (のっしのっし) ka-thump ka-thump Human lumbering footsteps Nosshi-nosshi (のっしのっし) ka-thump ka-thump Animal lumbering footsteps Nyaa (にゃあ) mew Animal cat call Nyaa (ニャーツ) mreeooow Animal cat call Oro-oro (オロオロ) uh oh Human Ottotto (おっとっと) oops Human Pachi (パチッ) zap Mechanical static electricity Pachi (パチッ) clickety-clack Mechanical clicking of abacus beads

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Japanese Sound (Kana) English Equivalent Sound Made By Notes

 

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Pachi-pachi (ぱちぱち) clap clap Human Paka-paka (パカッパカッ) clippity-clop Animal Pam-pan (パンッパンッ) bang bang Mechanical Pan-pan (パンッパンッ) clap clap Human Shinto shrine clap Parin (パリン) crack Other broken glass Pata-pata (パタパタ) flap flap Other flag Pecha-kucha (ぺちゃくちゃ) yakkity-yak Human chatting Peko-peko (ペこペこ) bow bow Human someone bowing Peko-peko (ペこペこ) rumble rumble Human rumbling tummy Pekori (ペこり) bow Human a relaxed, slow bow Pichan (ピチャン) plop Nature Pichan (ピチャン) splash Nature Pika (ピカッ) flash Nature flash of thunder Pin-poon (ピンポーン) ding doong Mechanical door bell Pipipipipi (ピピピピピ) beep beep beep Mechanical alarm clock Piri-piri (ピリピリ) throb throb Other scraped skin Piyo-piyo (ピヨピヨ) cheep cheep Animal chick call Piyo-piyo (ピヨピヨ) chirp chirp Animal chick call Poki (ポ キッ) snap Other breaking off a piece Pooo (ポォーツ) choooo Mechanical train whistle Pooo (ポォーツ) hooooot Mechanical train whistle Poron-poron (ポロンポロン) strum strum Mechanical twanging away on a guitar Potan-potan (ポタンポタン) drip drip Other slow dripping Pota-pota (ポタポタ) drip drop Other more fast dripping Potsun (ぽつん) silence Other someone/thing that is alone Pun-pun (プンプン) hmmmph Human steaming angry Puuun (プーン) bzzz Animal smaller insect Pyon-pyon (ピョンピョン) boing boing Human jumping Pyon-pyon (ピョンピョン) hop hop Animal jumping Pyoooon (ピョーン) boooing Animal long jump Pyoooon (ピョーン) boooing Human long jump Rabu-rabu (らぶらぶ) love love Human literally translate to “love love” Shanari-shanari (しゃなりしゃなり) shimmer shimmer Other sound of someone beautiful coming in Shiku-shiku (しくしく) boo hoo hoo Human female sobbing Shito-shito (しとしと) plop plop Nature gentle raindrops hitting down

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Japanese Sound (Kana) English Equivalent Sound Made By Notes

 

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Shiwa-shiwa (しわしわ) wrinkle wrinkle Human used for human wrinkles Shiwa-shiwa (シワシワ) wrinkle wrinkle Human used for material wrinkles Shuu (シューッ) tweeeee Other kettle whistling Sorori-sorori (そろりそろり) tip-toe tip-toe Human sneaking by very carefully Sowa-sowa (ソワソワ ) twinge twinge Human feeling felt when you have to use the bathroom Soyo-soyo (そよそよ) breeze breeze Nature gente breeze Supo (すぽっ) swp Other someone slipping in boots or shoes Suta-suta (スタスタ) tap tap tap Human sound of a crowd walking Suya-suya (すやすや) snore Human sleeping/breathing Tattatta (たったったっ) trot trot trot Human jogging run Toko-toko (とこ とこ) tp tp tp Human sound of indoor shoes/canvas slippers Ton-ton (トントン) knock knock Other Tsuru (つるっ) slip Human Tsuru (つるっ) slide Human Uho-uho (ウホウホ) oog-oog Animal ape call Uro-uro (ウロウロ) pace pace Human wandering or pacing sound Uto-uto (うとうと) Human someone nodding off to sleep Uwaaaan (うわーん) waaaah Human bawling Wan-wan (わんわん) woof woof Animal dog call Wan-wan (わんわん) ruff ruff Animal dog call Wan-wan (わんわん) bow wow Animal dog call Wata-wata (わたわた) flap flap Human arms flailing sound; trying to cover mistake Zaa (ザー) ssssss Nature heavy downpour Zappaan (ザッパーン) va-vwooosh Nature tsunami waves Zawa-zawa (ザワザワ) rustle rustle Nature leaves of a forest moving Zazaan (ザザーン) sha-shaaaaa Nature calm waves Zoku-zoku (ゾクゾク) shake shake Human Zoku-zoku (ゾクゾク) tremble tremble Human Zukin-zukin (ズキンズキン) throb throb Human throbbing pain Zupo (ズポッ) zwp Other someone suddenly falling into a hole Zuru (ズルッ) slurp Human Zuun (ズーン) ache Human headache Zuuuuuun (ずう うううううん) dooooom Human depression Zuuuuuun (ずう うううううん) glooom Human depression Zuzuuu (ズズー) siiiip Human drinking hot beverages