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 # Kana sounds
 
 Usually, but not always, japanese onomatopeia is written in katakana (ワンワン), however "feelings" (like gitaigo and gijougo) are written in hiragana.
 
 Every onomatopoeia mostly is broken into three basic forms:
 
 - Double Form: にこにこ (niko niko)
 -と Form: にこっと (nikotto)
 -り Form: にこり (nikori)
 
 ## Table of contents
 
 - [Giseigo](#giseigo) (animate)
     - [Animals](#giseigo-animals)
     - [People](#giseigo-people)
 - [Giongo](#giongo) (inanimate)
 - [Gitaigo](#gitaigo) (body feelings)
 - [Giyougo](#giyougo) (movements)
 - [Gijougo](#gijougo) (soul feelings)
 
 ## Giseigo (\%{擬声語(ぎせいご)}) {#giseigo}
 
 Represents sounds made by living things.
 
 ### Animals {#giseigo-animals}
 
 |Japanese|English|
 |:-|:-|
 |ワンワン|woof (dog)|
 |ウォーッ|howl (dog)|
 |ニャーニャー|meow (cat)|
 |ゴロゴロ|purr (car)|
 |モーモー|moo (cow)|
 |ヒヒーン|neigh (horse)|
 |ケロケロ|ribbit (frog)|
 |ホーホー|hoot (owl)|
 |チチチ|tweet (birds)|
 |チュンチュン|chirp (bird)|
 |リンリン|chirping (cricket)|
 |チュウチュウ|squeak (mouse)|
 |ぶーん|buzz (bee)|
 |ブーブー|oink (pig)|
 
 ### People {#giseigo-people}
 
 |Japanese|English|
 |:-|:-|
 |ちびちび|to sip a drink; to nibble on food|
 |ガブガブ|gulp vigorously; swig|
 |ごくごく|gulp down a drink; drink in long gulps|
 |ズルズル|slurp|
 |がつがつ|eating ravenously; devour|
 |ぱくぱく|heartily eating; quivering lips|
 |むしゃむしゃ|to munch or to chomp on something|
 |すやすや|sleeping peacefully|
 |ぐっすり|soundly sleeping|
 |うとうと|drowsy; nodding off|
 |くたくた|weak with exhaustion; worn out; beat tired|
 |がみがみ|nagging (loudly); scolding|
 |ぶつぶつ|grumble; muttered complaint|
 |もぐもぐ|mumble|
 |はきはき|unhesitating; talk clearly and briskly|
 |くらくら|feel dizzy; light-headed|
 
 ## Giongo  (\%{擬音語(ぎおんご)}) {#giongo}
 
 Represents sounds made by inanimate objects.
 
 |Japanese|English|
 |:-|:-|
 |ぐちゃぐちゃ|pulpy; soppy; soggy|
 |パリパリ|crunchy; crisp|
 |ねばねば|sticky; gooey|
 |ぼそぼそ|crumbly and dry; muttering under your breath|
 |ちくちく|prickly pain; need-like pain|
 |ずきずき|throbbing pain|
 |しくしく|dull pain; gripping pain|
 |バタン|shutting; bang|
 |ドサッ|falling hard; falling of a heavy object|
 |コンコン|knocking|
 |ガシャン|crashing|
 
 
 ## Gitaigo (\%{擬態語(ぎたいご)}) {#gitaigo}
 
 Represents emotions or feelings.
 
 |Japanese|English|
 |:-|:-|
 |のろのろ|sluggishly, lazily, dragging|
 |ごろごろ|stay idle; laying around; loaf around|
 |べとべと|sticky|
 |グルグル|dizzy|
 |ピリピリ|spicy; hot|
 |ほかほか|warm food or body|
 |じろじろ|staring intensely|
 |さっぱり|feeling refreshed|
 |ひんやり|feeling cool|
 
 ## Giyougo (\%{魏用語(ぎようご)}) {#giyougo}
 
 Represents movement.
 
 |Japanese|English|
 |:-|:-|
 |ガチガチ|teeth chattering|
 |カバカバ|eating quickly, chewing rapidly|
 |すたこら|walking briskly|
 |ゆっくり|to do something slowly|
 |うろうろ|wandering around aimlessly|
 |がくがく|joints shaking, knees wobbling|
 |ぶるぶる|trembling or shivering (from anger, fear, coldness, etc.)|
 |うとうと|nodding off into sleep; half asleep|
 |のろのろ|rolling; moving slow and sluggishly|
 
 ## Gijougo (\%{擬情語(ぎじょうご)}) {#gijougo}
 
 Represents feelings and emotions.
 
 |Japanese|English|
 |:-|:-|
 |うずうず|to itch with desire; struggling to resist an urge|
 |おろおろ|too flustered, nervous, shocked to think or move|
 |そわそわ|fidgety; restless; have butterflies from excitement or nerves|
 |びっくり|thrilled; surprised; frightened; shocked|
 |いらいら|edgy; testy; ticked off (especially when being made to wait)|
 |つんつん|to be cross; cranky; aloof|
 |でれでれ|moonstruck; behave as if moonstruck|
 |おたおた|shocked speechless|
 |どきどき|heart pounding; nervous; excited|