Japanese Reduplicated Words Collected (With Examples)

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Japanese Reduplicated Words Collected (With Examples)
JAPANESE REDUPLICATED WORDS COLLECTED
(With pictures and examples too, so they are very easy to learn )

たまたま : occasionally, now and then, rarely
とうとう : finally, in the end, at last
はらはら : uneasy
ぼろぼろ : in tatters, ragged
ぺらぺら : fluent, flowing
ますます : more and more, what is more
のろのろ : slow, sluggish
するする : smoothly, quickly
そわそわ : restless, flustered
まずまず: fairly good, so-so
すらすら: smooth, flowing
たびたび : frequently, again and again
びしょびしょ:soaked/dripping wet
ぺこぺこ:starving/so hungry your stomach aches
ちかちか:flickering
どきどき:nervous/heart thumping
ごろごろ:idling about; laziness
きらきら:sparkling/a sparkle
めちゃめちゃ:excessive/over the top, reckless/careless
ぴかぴか:sparkling/flashing/gleaming
ぽちゃぽちゃ:water splashing, paddling
くらくら:dazzled/dizzy/light-headed
ぞろぞろ:dragging on/long drawn out, streaming in/one after another
たらたら:dripping/pattering/trickling
ひらひら:floating/fluttering
ずきずき:throbbing/aching/sore
ずけずけ:bluntly/without mincing words
おいおい:hey there
ずるずる:dragging on for ever/hesitating without ever finishing
はきはき:plain/clear/lucid/sharp
うとうと : Dozing off
ぐいぐい : drinking (alcohol) in great gulps.
ちびちび : sipping glass by glass.
ぐうぐう : Describing very deep sleep. Sound asleep.
くすくす : Giggling
げらげら : Roaring with laughter
ぐちゃぐちゃ : Soggy, mushy
ぎゅうぎゅう : Packed tight, crammed full.
ぐらぐら : loose, wobbly
しくしく Sobbing =>しくしく泣く To sob
わんわん: =>わんわんなく To burst into tears.
すたすた:Brisk. =>すたすた歩く To walk briskly.
のろのろ Slow =>のろのろ歩く To walk at a snail's pace.
にこにこ : Smiling.
ばらばら : Untidy, in pieces.
ぴょんぴょん : Hopping up and down.
ぼさぼさ : Hair like a bird's nest.
ぎりぎり : just right, only just, right up to the limit
ぎらぎら : choi chang (chieu sang choi chang)

See also:
1173 Japanese Words for Engineering
Japanese Vocabulary for the Food Industry

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