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かっこいい／かわいい熟語のリスト A list of cool/cute Japanese compound words

別腹（べつばら）→ (n.) having room for dessert even if one is full (lit. extra stomach)

口寂しい（くちさびしい）→ (n.) the feeling of wanting to put something in one’s mouth (lit. mouth + lonely)

食い違い（くいちがい）→ (n.) diverging or conflicting opinions (lit. eating + different)

食い倒れ（くいだおれ）→ (n.) getting into debt by extravagance in food (lit. eating + bad debt/collapse)

寝酒（ねさけ）→ (n.) night cap ⭐︎☽ (lit. sleep + alcohol)

昼寝（ひるね）→ (n.) siesta, nap (lit. daytime + sleep)

寝坊（ねぼう）→ (n.) late riser, sleepyhead (lit. sleep + someone who~)

朝寝（あさね）→ (n./–suru v.) sleeping late in the morning (lit. morning + sleep)

早起き（はやおき）→ (n.) early riser (lit. early + wake up)

歩き回る（あるきまわる）→ (v.) walking about (lit. walk + turn)

水遊び（みずあそび）→ (n.) splashing about (lit. water + play)

長話（ながはなし）→ (n.) a long talk (lit. talk + long)

話々（はなしばなし）→ (n.) small talk (lit. talk + talk)

昔話（むかしばなし）→ (n.) legends, old tales, reminiscence (lit. olden days + talk)

心強い（こころずよい）→ (–i adj.) reassuring, heartening (lit. heart + strong)

猫好き（ねこずき）→ (n.) cat lover (lit. cat + like)

猫舌（ねこじた）→ (n.) dislike of hot drinks or food (lit. cat + tongue)

積ん読（つんどく）→ (n./–suru v.) buying books and not reading them (lit. pile up/stack + read)

忘れ物（わすれもの）→ (n.) something you left behind, forgot (lit. forgot + thing)

This video will not only teach you hiragana with natural pronunciation, but also, for more advanced beginners food names and, for those of us who are intermediate some food-related 擬音語（ぎおんご: onomatopoeia） and 擬態語（ぎたいご: mimetic words similar to onomatopoeia), so there’s something for (almost) everyone!

あ　い　う　え　おにぎり　（ぽくっ）

か　き　く　け　こんやく　（ぷるるん）

さ　し　す　せ　そうめん　（つるつる）

たt　ち　つ　て　とうもろこし　（がりがり）

な　に　ぬ　ね　のりまき　（くるくる）

あ　い　う　え　おいしいよ

は　ひ　ふ　へ　ほうれんそう　（もぐもぐ）

ま　み　む　め　もやし　（へろへろ）

や　い　ゆ　え　ヨーグルト（ぺろぺろ）

ら　り　る　れ　ロールケーキ　（ぐるぐる）

わ　　を　　ん　でおいしまい

あ　い　う　え　おいしかった！

おにぎり= onigiri/ rice ball　

ぽくっ=　munch munch onomatopoeia

こんやく= konnyaku

ぷるるん= wobble wobble mimetic word

そうめん= somen noodles

つるつる= slippery/smooth mimetic word

とうもろこし= corn/maize

がりがり= crunch crunch onomatopoeia

のりまき= norimaki sushi

くるくる= spinning/whirling mimetic word

おいしいよ= it’s delicious!

ほうれんそう=spinach

もぐもぐ= mumbling onomatopoeia

もやし= bean sprouts

へろへろ= exhausted/frustrated mimetic word

ヨーグルト= yoghurt

ぺろぺろ= lick lick onomatopoeia

ロールケーキ= roll cake/swiss roll　

ぐるぐる= turning round and round mimetic word

おしまい=conclusion