The Japanese language has a large inventory of sound symbolic or mimetic words, many of them are used in spoken Japanese as well. These ae used to describe an action/ or a sound that an action produces or just a state of smth based on its taste or appearance.
Here's my list of onomatopoeia in Japanese but there are many many more- remember that you can write these in both hiragana as well katakana, whichever you want to use.
ピューピュー the whistling sound of blowing wind
パタパタ flapping (of flag/cloth) in wind
ゴロゴロ to be idle/ laze around (the same word as the one for thunder)
キョロキョロ to look around restlessly
グウグウ fast asleep or snoring
ザラザラ to feel rough (a surface)
ベタベタ to feel sticky (surface)
ツルツル to feel smooth/ slippery/ sticky (surface)
メロメロ madly in love or drunk
キラキラ glittering/ twinkling (of stars)
How to use the onomatopoeia in a sentence?
They are used as an adjective but can also be used as an adverb.
フワフワケーキですね!(What a fluffy cake!)
雨がザーザー降っている。(it's raining heavily)
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