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Onomatopoeia 擬音語・擬態語

Tiny doubled words that paint a vivid picture — ワンワン (dog bark), ピカピカ (sparkling), ふわふわ (fluffy), どきどき (heart pounding). Japanese has thousands of these, and natives drop several into every conversation. Master a working set of 80 and your Japanese instantly sounds more alive.

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