An Illustrated Dictionary of Japanese Onomatopoeic Expressions
Author | Taro Gomi |
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Publisher | Japan Times |
Category | Onomatopoeia |
ISBN | 4789004821 [COPAC, Webcatplus, Wikipedia] |
Review by Ben Bullock
About 200 Japanese "repeated words" such as "pera pera", "giri giri" etc. are given an illustrative black-and-white cartoon by Japanese children's book author Gomi Taro, plus short explanations in English and Japanese.
The book is fun, but seems slightly overpriced.