Editing Ideophone (section)

===[[Japanese language|Japanese]]===
{{main|Japanese sound symbolism}}
The Japanese language has thousands of ideophones, often called ''mimetics''. The constructions are quite metrical 2-2, or 3-3, where [[Mora (linguistics)|morae]] play a role in the symmetry. The first consonant of the second word of the reduplication [[rendaku|may become voiced]] if phonological conditions allow. Japanese ideophones are used extensively in daily conversations as well as in the written language.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
* ''doki doki'' ({{lang|ja|ドキドキ}}) – heart-pounding
* ''kira kira'' ({{lang|ja|キラキラ}}) – glittery
* ''shiin'' ({{lang|ja|シーン}}) – silence
* ''niko niko'' ({{lang|ja|ニコニコ}}) – smile
* ''jii'' ({{lang|ja|じー}}) – stare
* ''run run'' ({{lang|ja|ルンルン}}) – cheerful