Perapera

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ぺらぺら

(副詞、~だ、~な、~の)

Talkativeness, in a negative sense. (Typical used with hanasu or shaberu.
Proficiency in a foreign language. (Typically used with da or hanasu.)

Sample text:

  • 青山あおやまくんは秘密ひみつぺらぺらしゃべってしまった。
    Aoyama spoke fluently the secret.
  • 水野みずのさんはインドネシアぺらぺらだ。
    Mr. Mizuno speaks Indonesian fluently.

(Source: E de wakaru Giongo Gitaigo)

Japanese Giongo Gitaigo


Buubuu

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ぶうぶう

(副詞)

Incessant voicing of gripes and complaints (Typically used with iu.)

Sample text:

  • 問題もんだいむずかしい」と、生徒せいとたちはぶうぶう文句もんくった。
    “The problem is difficult”, the students complained about.
  • クーラーがこわれているので、みんなぶうぶうっている。
    The air conditioner is broken, so everyone is complaining.

(Source: E de wakaru Giongo Gitaigo)

Japanese Giongo Gitaigo


Jirojiro

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じろじろ

(副詞)

Staring unreservedly at a person in a negative sense. (Typical used with miru.)

Sample text:

  • へんおとこわたしをじろじろていた。
    A strange man was staring at me.
  • 子供こどもかおをじろじろられた。
    The child stared at me.

(Source: E de wakaru Giongo Gitaigo)

Japanese Giongo Gitaigo


Gakugaku

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がくがく

(副詞、~だ、~する)

The instability of an object that has lost its stability due to wear and tear, etc.

Sample text:

  • 野球やきゅうのピッチャーをしたので、かたがくがくだ。
    I’m a baseball pitcher, so my shoulders are wobbly.
  • いすのあしががくがくしている。
    The legs of the chair are wobbly.

(Source: E de wakaru Giongo Gitaigo)

Japanese Giongo Gitaigo


Jitto

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じっと

(副詞)

Concentration on a specific thing or event. (Typically used with miru or kangaeru.)
 Motionlessness. Quiet perseverance. (Typically used with suru or gaman-suru.

Sample text:

  • その子供こども小鳥ことりじっとていた。
    The child was gazing at the bird.
  • 注射ちゅうしゃわるまで、そのじっとしていた。
    The child remained still until the injection was over.

(Source: E de wakaru Giongo Gitaigo)

Japanese Giongo Gitaigo


Kutakuta

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くたくた

(~だ、~な、~の)

Exhaustion to the point of being almost unable to move.

Sample text:

  • おも荷物にもつってあるいたので、くたくたになった。
    I’m exhausted because I walked with heavy luggage.
  • くたくたで、なにもしたくない。
    I’m exhausted and don’t want to do anything.

(Source: E de wakaru Giongo Gitaigo)

Japanese Giongo Gitaigo