Japanese

Noun

擬態語 ‎(hiragana ぎたいご, romaji gitaigo)

1. (grammar) an ideophone; a word the sound of which represents something inaudible, a non-auditory sensation, or a psychological state, phenomime

See also

• 擬情語 (ぎじょうご, ​gijōgo)
• 擬音語 (ぎおんご, ​giongo): onomatopoeia
• 擬声語 (ぎせいご, ​giseigo)
• オノマトペ (onomatope)