ぽかぽか

Japanese

Pronunciation

Adverb

ぽかぽか or ポカポカ • (pokapoka) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) pleasantly warm
    日(ひ)差(ざ)しが当(あ)たってぽかぽかします。
    Hizashi ga atatte pokapoka shimasu.
    The sun is shining and it feels toasty.
  2. (onomatopoeia) sound of beating someone

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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