Vocab Info

A19 Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Noun

がんwith a thump, with a thud, with a bang, , hard (hit, scold, etc.), severely, marking (on a card or tile for the purpose of cheating), card marking, tile marking, alteration

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      with a thump, with a thud, with a bang

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

      2.

      hard (hit, scold, etc.), severely

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Noun

      3.

      marking (on a card or tile for the purpose of cheating), card marking, tile marking, alteration

      Hanafuda, Mahjong

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    がんガン

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      (かべ)にがんと(あたま)()ちました。

      I hit my head hard against the wall. {with a thump, with a thud, with a bang, , hard (hit, scold, etc.), severely, marking (on a card or tile for the purpose of cheating), card marking, tile marking, alteration}

      (くるま)(かべ)にがんと突進(とっしん)したようです。

      It seems like the car crashed into the wall with a bang. {with a thump, with a thud, with a bang, , hard (hit, scold, etc.), severely, marking (on a card or tile for the purpose of cheating), card marking, tile marking, alteration}

      ドアにがんと(かお)をぶつけて(かお)()れました。

      I hit my face hard against the door and it swelled up. {with a thump, with a thud, with a bang, , hard (hit, scold, etc.), severely, marking (on a card or tile for the purpose of cheating), card marking, tile marking, alteration}

      がんと(あたま)()ったところがだんだんプックリと()れてきました。

      The place where I hit my head hard is gradually starting to swell noticeably. {with a thump, with a thud, with a bang, , hard (hit, scold, etc.), severely, marking (on a card or tile for the purpose of cheating), card marking, tile marking, alteration}

      ()ってフラフラと(ある)いていたら(ころ)んで、前歯(まえば)をがんと地面(じめん)にぶつけた。

      I was walking around drunkenly and fell over, hitting my front teeth hard on the ground. {with a thump, with a thud, with a bang, , hard (hit, scold, etc.), severely, marking (on a card or tile for the purpose of cheating), card marking, tile marking, alteration}

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