Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word that imitates the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. It is commonly used to mimic animal noises. Although each language imitates sounds occurring in nature, which are presumably the same everywhere in the world, each language interprets these sounds in accordance with its own sound system and culture.
So, just how do animals in Japan sound? Extend your vocabulary with the following list of Japanese animal sound-based phrases.
| Animal | English | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Bear | Grrr | グオー (guo—) |
| Bee | Buzz | ブーンブーン (bu—n bu—n) |
| Bird | Tweet | ピチュピチュ (pichu pichu) |
| Cat | Meow | ニャーニャー (nya— nya—) |
| Cow | Moo | モーモー (mo— mo—) |
| Dog | Woof | ワンワン (wan wan) |
| Duck | Quack | ガーガー (ga— ga—) |
| Frog | Croak | ケロケロ (kero kero) |
| Goat | Naa | メーメー (me— me—) |
| Horse | Neigh | ヒヒーン (hi-hi—n) |
| Lion | Roar | ガオー (gao—) |
| Mouse | Squeek | チューチュー (chu— chu—) |
| Owl | Hoot | ホーホー (ho— ho—) |
| Pig | Oink | ブーブー (bu— bu—) |
| Rooster | Cock-a-doodle-doo | コケコッコー (Ko ke kokko—) |
| Sheep | Baa | メーメー (me— me—) |
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