擬声語

ぎせいご

Meanings

1. Noun onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia) See also: 擬音語 (ぎおんご).

Kanji

• 擬 pseudo-. Read as ギ.
• 声 voice. Read as セイ.
• 語 language. Read as ゴ.

Example sentences

• 擬声語的表現については、ホピ語に興味深い例がある。
  As to onomatopoetic expressions, we find interesting examples in Hopi.

Word lists

• Linguistics

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists