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Developersazanami software
CategoryReference
Price1,000 JPY
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (4)
Version1.7.2
Age rating9+
First seen by us
23 Oct 2026
23 Oct 20261000 Japanese Onomatopoeia update history & changes
Last change · 3 events since 7 Oct 2019Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 2 events in the last 12 months
- 🆕1000 Japanese Onomatopoeia first spotted by AppInsiderJapan (found via developer)
- 🆕1000 Japanese Onomatopoeia released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
4 ratings
Measured
1000 Japanese Onomatopoeia on the App Store
App details
App ID
1326652145
Publisher
sazanami software
On the store since
Oct 2019
7 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
9+
1 content note below
Languages
2
EN JA
Size
13 MB
Also listed in
Education
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
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Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
4 ratings
Measured
Ratings
4
Measured
About 1000 Japanese Onomatopoeia
Develop a feel for "real" Japanese through onomatopoeia.
To any student of Japanese, the staggering number of onomatopoeia seems daunting. What on earth, for instance, is the difference between からから, かりかり and くりくり? They may sound similar, but each carries a wealth of information modulated by emphasis, context and grammatical function. Thus からから can be used to describe someone laughing loudly, a vehicle rattling along, being parched with thirst, or being out of money; かりかり something crispy, or someone irritable; and くりくり something round/chubby and lovable.
In Japan, onomatopoeia are a natural and familiar vernacular in tune with all walks of life. Hip youths in Roppongi bars speak in a language peppered with onomatopoeia derived from Japan’s rich pop culture of manga and anime. At the same time, within university walls, erudite academics sprinkle their lectures with onomatopoeia, and even the most respected newspapers will employ them to describe economic conditions, be they sluggish (のろのろ) or booming (ぐんぐん).
Onomatopoeia are used everywhere, and this is why it's so important for learners to become familiar with them as early as possible. Along with Japanese idioms and proverbs, onomatopoeia are a rich and fascinating aspect of the language that is obscured in many textbooks, yet used on a daily basis in all areas of Japanese life and culture.
This is the first comprehensive dictionary of Japanese onomatopoeia. Multiple English sample sentences highlight every meaning and nuance of expressions, and furigana (as well as audio) allows even beginners to correctly pronounce and use the phrases immediately. Other app features include:
- Incremental search in English and Japanese
- Spell-checking in English and romaji
- Bookmark, annotate and share entries
- Jump to other apps and web dictionaries
- Portrait + landscape modes
- Slide Over Multitasking Mode (iPad)
- Split View (iPad, Plus/Max phones)
- Night mode (dark mode)
- Share Extension to add cards to Anki
- Widget
Based on “1000 Japanese Onomatopoeia” by William de Lange, TOYO PRess.
To any student of Japanese, the staggering number of onomatopoeia seems daunting. What on earth, for instance, is the difference between からから, かりかり and くりくり? They may sound similar, but each carries a wealth of information modulated by emphasis, context and grammatical function. Thus からから can be used to describe someone laughing loudly, a vehicle rattling along, being parched with thirst, or being out of money; かりかり something crispy, or someone irritable; and くりくり something round/chubby and lovable.
In Japan, onomatopoeia are a natural and familiar vernacular in tune with all walks of life. Hip youths in Roppongi bars speak in a language peppered with onomatopoeia derived from Japan’s rich pop culture of manga and anime. At the same time, within university walls, erudite academics sprinkle their lectures with onomatopoeia, and even the most respected newspapers will employ them to describe economic conditions, be they sluggish (のろのろ) or booming (ぐんぐん).
Onomatopoeia are used everywhere, and this is why it's so important for learners to become familiar with them as early as possible. Along with Japanese idioms and proverbs, onomatopoeia are a rich and fascinating aspect of the language that is obscured in many textbooks, yet used on a daily basis in all areas of Japanese life and culture.
This is the first comprehensive dictionary of Japanese onomatopoeia. Multiple English sample sentences highlight every meaning and nuance of expressions, and furigana (as well as audio) allows even beginners to correctly pronounce and use the phrases immediately. Other app features include:
- Incremental search in English and Japanese
- Spell-checking in English and romaji
- Bookmark, annotate and share entries
- Jump to other apps and web dictionaries
- Portrait + landscape modes
- Slide Over Multitasking Mode (iPad)
- Split View (iPad, Plus/Max phones)
- Night mode (dark mode)
- Share Extension to add cards to Anki
- Widget
Based on “1000 Japanese Onomatopoeia” by William de Lange, TOYO PRess.
Latest updates
1.7.2
- Fixes widget issue
