ワンワン

Japanese
Alternative spelling
わんわん

Etymology

Onomatopoeia, reduplication of ワン (wan).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ワ​ンワン [wáꜜǹwàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝã̠ɰ̃ɰᵝã̠ɴ]

Adverb

ワンワン or わんわん • (wanwan) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) the sound of a dog barking: bow-wow
  2. (onomatopoeia) the sound of crying loudly: waa waa

Usage notes

Often, but not always, used with quotative and adverbial particle と (to).

Noun

ワンワン or わんわん • (wanwan) 

  1. (childish) a dog (animal)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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