Below There is list of onomatopoeia needed for the JLPT N3 exam
- ぴかぴか (pika pika) – sparkling, glittering
- ざわざわ (zawa zawa) – buzzing, rustling
- ぽかぽか (poka poka) – warm and cozy
- ごろごろ (goro goro) – rumbling, purring
- ひんやり (hinyari) – pleasantly cool
- ぶつぶつ (butsu butsu) – grumbling, complaining
- ひらひら (hira hira) – fluttering, falling lightly
- わくわく (waku waku) – excited, thrilled
- ごくごく (goku goku) – gulping, drinking sound
- ぐるぐる (guru guru) – spinning, rotating
- むくむく (muku muku) – swelling, bulging
- きらきら (kira kira) – glittering, sparkling
- ぶらぶら (bura bura) – wandering aimlessly
- すやすや (suya suya) – sleeping peacefully
- ぎりぎり (giri giri) – just in time, narrowly
- ばらばら (bara bara) – scattered, disorganized
- ねばねば (neba neba) – sticky, slimy
- きんきん (kin kin) – freezing cold
- ふわふわ (fuwa fuwa) – soft, fluffy
- がんがん (gan gan) – vigorously, energetically
- しんしん (shin shin) – silently, quietly
- ずるずる (zuru zuru) – dragging, trailing
- わなわな (wana wana) – nervous, uneasy
- ぽんぽん (pon pon) – popping, tapping
- ぐずぐず (guzu guzu) – dragging one’s feet, procrastinating
- わくわく (waku waku) – lively, thrilling
- ぐっと (gutto) – firmly, with strength
- びりびり (biri biri) – buzzing, tingling
- ぼんやり (bon’yari) – absentmindedly, vaguely
- しくしく (shiku shiku) – sobbing, crying softly