Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, と-adverb, な-adjective, Noun, する-verb

ボコボコburbling, hollow (sounding), holey, full of holes or dents, lumpy, bumpy, viciously beating, hitting and kicking repeatedly, here and there, (sound of) walking slowly

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        with a burble

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        hollow (sounding)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb, な-adjective

      1. 3.

        holey, full of holes or dents, lumpy, bumpy

    3. Noun, する-verb, な-adjective

      1. 4.

    4. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 5.

        here and there

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Only applies to ポコポコ, ぽこぽこ
      2. 6.

        (sound of) walking slowly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Only applies to ポコポコ, ぽこぽこ

    All Forms

    ボコボコぼこぼこポコポコぽこぽこ

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    Examples

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      地表(ちひょう)から温泉(おんせん)ボコボコ()()ています。

      Hot springs are burbling up from the ground.

      • N1

      (さる)がドラム(かん)ボコボコ(たた)いて(あそ)んでいる。

      A monkey is smacking a hollow drum barrel over and over for fun.

      • N1

      (あな)があいてボコボコ道路(どうろ)(くるま)(はし)るのは危険(きけん)です。

      Driving on a road full of bumps is dangerous.

      • N1

      どのような状況(じょうきょう)であれ、相手(あいて)(あたま)ボコボコ(なぐ)ってはいけません。

      No matter the situation, you must not viciously beat anyone's head in.

      • N1

      (ひょう)のせいで(くるま)のボンネットがボコボコになってしまった…。痛恨(つうこん)(きわ)みである。

      Thanks to the hail, my car hood's all dented… I'm beyond devastated.

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