Japanomatopoeia

July 1, 2010

Japanomatopoeia

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010 Noro noro Meaning: Slowness in movement, in a negative sense Example: 道がこんでいるので、車はのろのろ動いている. Michi ga konde iru no de, kuruma wa noronoro ugoite iru. The streets are crowded, so the cars are just inching along Source: Giongo/Gitaigo: A Practical Guide to Mimetic Expressions Through Pictures, by Akutsu Satoru (ALC […]

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010

Phil Couzens

Noro noro

Meaning: Slowness in movement, in a negative sense
Example: 道がこんでいるので、車はのろのろ動いている. Michi ga konde iru no de, kuruma wa noronoro ugoite iru. The streets are crowded, so the cars are just inching along

Source: Giongo/Gitaigo: A Practical Guide to Mimetic Expressions Through Pictures, by Akutsu Satoru (ALC Shuppan, 1994)