Katakana expressions

Many words written in katakana are loan words from other languages or sounds that may not have literal meaning in Japanese such as words for expressions or sounds. I always like looking up animal sounds in different languages when learning the language, as they often vary slightly. Often these sounds in Japanese seeme to be written in katakana.



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  1. kawamuraMarch 28, 2026 at 8:16 AM

    「モー」は "moo" です。
    しつもんが あります！「コケコッコー」はなんですか？Answer は "Cook-a-doodle-doo" です。；）

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