がたんごとん

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠tã̠ŋɡo̞tõ̞ɴ]

Adverb

がたんごとん or ガタンゴトン • (gatangoton) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) with the sound of something mechanical moving
    • 1936, 海野十三, “毒瓦斯地帯”, in 空襲警報‎[1]:
      やがて列車はガタンゴトンと動きだした。
      Yagate ressha wa gatangoton to ugoki dashita.
      Soon the train began to move with a clatter.

Noun

がたんごとん or ガタンゴトン • (gatangoton) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) the sound of something mechanical moving, such as a tram or train passing by

Verb

がたんごとんする or ガタンゴトンする • (gatangoton suru) intransitive suru (stem がたんごとんし (gatangoton shi), past がたんごとんした (gatangoton shita))

  1. (onomatopoeia) to create the sound of something mechanical moving
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