50 Common Reduplicated Words in Japanese
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50 Common Reduplicated Words in Japanese
1. うとうと (utouto) Dozing off
2. ぎゅうぎゅう (gyuugyuu) Packed tight
3. きらきら (kirakira) Sparkling
4. べらべら (berabera) Talking fast and freely
5．ぺらぺら (perapera) Speaking a foreign language fluently
6．ぺこぺこ (pekpeko) Starving
７．はらはら (harahara) Uneasy, anxious
8．にこにこ (nikoniko) Smiling
9．ぐちゃぐちゃ (guchya guchya) Messy, in disorder
10．ごろごろ (gorogoro) Doing nothing (idling about)
11．しくしく (shikushiku) Sobbing
12．ふわふわ (fuwafuwa) Floating, drifting
13．すらすら (surasura) Smoothly, without a hitch
14．すたすた (sutasuta) Walking briskly
15．ばらばら (barabara) Scattered about
16．ぼさぼさ (bosabosa) Tousled hair
17．ぼろぼろ (boroboro) In tatters, falling to bits
18．ますます (masumasu) More and more
19．めちゃめちゃ (mechya mechya) Excessive, over the top
20．わんわん (wanwan) A dog's “woof woof” or the sound of crying “wah wah”
21．たびたび (tabitabi) Frequently
22．ねんねん （年々） (nennen) Every year
23．そわそわ (sowasowa) Fidgety, unable to sit still
24．なかなか (nakanaka) Try as you might, not…
25．どきどき (dokidoki) Heart pounding
26．ぴかぴか (pikapika) Sparkling
27．ぐいぐい (guigui) Gulping down
28．ずるずる (zuruzuru) Long and drawn out, dragging on
29．はきはき (hakihaki) Clear, plain
30．くすくす (kusukusu) Giggling
31．のろのろ (noronoro) Slow
32．すたすた (sutasuta) Quick, brisk
33．ぎりぎり (girigiri) Only just, right up to it
34．ぐらぐら (guragura) Lung lay
35．ばさばさ (basabasa) Rustling
36．ひらひら (hirahira) Fluttering
37．とうとう (toutou) Finally, after everything
38．わくわく (wakuwaku) Excited, on tenterhooks
39．ぴょんぴょん (pyonpyon) Hopping along
40．だんだん (dandan) Gradually
41．ぞろぞろ (zorozoro) In a steady stream, trooping along
42．おいおい (oioi) Hey there (calling out)
43．われわれ (wareware) We
44．さまざま (samazama) Varied, rich
45．ちゃくちゃく (chyakuchyaku) Steady
46．かたがた (katagata) People (honorific); various places
47．べつべつ （別々） (betsubetsu) Separate
48．ひとびと （人々） (hitobito) People
49．ぎらぎら (giragira) Dazzling
50．まるまる （丸々） (marumaru) Round, plump
See also:
Japanese Vocabulary for Using the Air Conditioner
100 Japanese Words for Absolute Beginners