Word Meaning 擬態語

ぎたいご gitaigo

擬態語 is read as ぎたいご (gitaigo) and means phenomime.

Meaning

English

  1. phenomime
  2. mimetic word
  3. word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")

Reading

Kana

ぎたいご

Romaji

gitaigo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 擬音語,擬声語 Rank 113309 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

擬情語

ぎじょうご

psychomime

擬声語

ぎせいご

onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia)

擬音語

ぎおんご

onomatopoeic word

擬態

ぎたい

mimicry

状態見出し語

じょうたいみだしご

status keyword

チャネル状態語

ちゃねるじょうたいご

channel status word

形態素語

けいたいそご

morphemic word

擬寸法集合体

ぎすんぽうしゅうごうたい

assumed-size aggregate

擬人化

ぎじんか

personification

擬人法

ぎじんほう

personification

擬軟体動物

ぎなんたいどうぶつ

molluscoid

Example Sentences

1

かのじょはぎたいごのつかいかたがうまい。

She is good at using mimetic words.