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An Illustrated Dictionary of Japanese Onomatopoeic Expressions
Author Taro Gomi
Publisher Japan Times
CategoryOnomatopoeia
ISBN4789004821 [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.


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