擬情語

ぎじょうご

Meanings

1. Noun psychomime (i.e.: ideophone depicting mental state or sensation) (e.g., 苛々、やきもき、びくびく、ひやひや)

Kanji

• 擬 pseudo-. Read as ギ.
• 情 feeling. Read as ジョウ.
• 語 language. Read as ゴ.

Word lists

• Linguistics

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists