びくびく

Japanese

Etymology

From the root びく (biku).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くびく [bíꜜkùbìkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲikɯ̟ᵝbʲikɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

びくびく (bikubiku) びくびく (bikubiku)?

  1. (onomatopoeia) trembling
  2. (onomatopoeia) twitching; spasming

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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