Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Suru 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

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    Bunpro Summary

    An onomatopoeic word describing walking in an uneven way, or the noise of something bursting.

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      with a burble

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      hollow (sounding)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      3.

      holey, full of holes or dents, lumpy, bumpy

    4. Noun, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      4.

    5. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      5.

      here and there

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Only applies to ポコポコ, ぽこぽこ
    6. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      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.

      • N1
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