Japanese

Noun

擬音語 ‎(hiragana ぎおんご, romaji giongo)

1. (grammar) an onomatopoeic word, a word that sounds like the sound that it represents; onomatopoeia

See also

• 擬態語 (ぎたいご) ‎(gitaigo, “ideophone”)
• 擬声語 (ぎせいご) ‎(giseigo)
• 擬情語 (ぎじょうご) ‎(gijōgo)