Word Meaning 擬音

ぎおん gion

擬音 is read as ぎおん (gion) and means imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.)
  2. sound effect

Reading

Kana

ぎおん

Romaji

gion

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136383 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

擬音係

ぎおんがかり

foley artist

擬音語

ぎおんご

onomatopoeic word

トイレ用擬音装置

といれようぎおんそうち

toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound

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

擬古主義

ぎこしゅぎ

archaism

擬人観

ぎじんかん

anthropomorphism

擬情語

ぎじょうご

psychomime

擬似家族

ぎじかぞく

pseudo-family

擬似外国会社

ぎじがいこくがいしゃ

pseudo-foreign company

Example Sentences

1

かれはぎおんごをあつめるのがすきだ。

He likes collecting onomatopoeic words.