Last Updated :2025/12/07

がたんごとん

Verb
onomatopoeic
Japanese Meaning
がたんごとんは、電車や機械などが規則的に動くときの音を表す擬音語・擬態語です。 / 機械が動く様子や揺れ動く感じを生き生きと表現する言葉です。 / 英語の「clatter」や「rattle」に近いニュアンスを持つ、日本語の音象徴語です。
Easy Japanese Meaning
でんしゃやきかいなどがうごくときの「がたんごとん」というおとをあらわすこと
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(onomatopoeia) to create the sound of something mechanical moving

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(onomatopoeia) to create the sound of something mechanical moving

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がたんごとん

電車ががたんごとんと揺れている。

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The train is shaking with a clatter.

The train is shaking with a clatter.

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電車ががたんごとんと揺れている。

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