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Japanese onomatopoeia (Part 2)

ぎょろぎょろ – gyoro gyoro – rolling one’s eyes

くさくさ – kusakusa – feeling depressed

ぐでんぐでん – gudenguden – extremely drunk

げろげろ – gerogero – gross / disgusting

ごぼごぼ – gobo gobo – gurgling

ざくざく – zakuzaku – jangling coins / jewels

しとしと – shitoshito – gently raining / drizzling

するする – surusuru – smoothly

そわそわ – sowasowa – restlessly / fidgety

ぞくぞく – zokuzoku – shivering

たじたじ – tajitaji – flinchingly

ちまちま – chimachima – small / compact

てかてか – tekateka – shining / glistening

とぼとぼ – tobotobo – trudging along / plodding along

とんとん – tonton – tapping / knocking

にょろにょろ – nyoro nyoro – slithering / wriggling

ひくひく – hikuhiku – twitching

ひたひた – hitahita – the lapping of waves against the shore

Waves on the shore. Photo by Eric Garcia

ひりひり – hirihiri – a stinging pain

へなへな – henahena – weak

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