Sounds Animals Make in Japanese

See the "cry" section for the word for "crying" in Japanese.

The following words version is in the parentheses, by the way.


nyaa にゃー (ニャー)
nyan にゃん (ニャン)
Sound made by "cats," neko 猫.
"Meow."


wanwan わんわん (ワンワン)
Sound made by "dogs," inu 犬.
"Woof."

kon こん (コン)
konkon こんこん (コンコン)
Sound made by "foxes," kitsune 狐.
(as demonstrated in Flying Witch, this is totally wrong, foxes don't make these sounds.)

buu ぶー (ブー)
buhi ぶひ (ブヒ)
buubuu ぶーぶー (ブーブー)
buhibuhi ぶひぶひ (ブヒブヒ)
Sound made by "pigs," buta 豚.
"Oink."
(note: buhiru ブヒる, literally "to buhi," is an anime slang referring to the squeal of a

meee めぇー (メェー)
meeemeee めぇーめぇー (メェーメェー)
meemeee めーめー (メーメー)
meemee メェメェ (メェメェ)
Sound made by "sheep," hitsuji 羊.
"Baa."

kokekokkou こけこっこう
kokekokkoo コケコッコー
kokko こっこ (コッコ)
Sound made by "chickens," roosters, niwatori ニワトリ.
Cock-a-doodle-doo.

piyo ぴよ (ピヨ)
piyopiyo ぴよぴよ (ピヨピヨ)
piipii ぴーぴー (ピーピー)
Sound made by "chicks," hiyoko ヒヨコ.
*chirping*

pipipipi ぴぴぴぴ (ピピピピ)
chichichichi ちちちち (チチチチ)
Sound made by "birds," tori 鳥.
*chirping.* Tweet.

gaagaa がぁがぁ (ガーガー)
Sounds made by "ducks," ahiru アヒル.
"Quack."

hoo ほー (ホー)
hoohoo ほーほー (ホーホー)
Sound made by "owls," fukurou フクロウ.
"Hoot."

hihiin ひひーん (ヒヒーン)
Sound made by "horses," uma 馬.
"Neigh."

moo もー (モー)
Sound made by "cows," ushi 牛.
"Moo."

ukii うきー (ウキー)
kya'kya' キャッキャッ
Sound made by "monkeys," saru 猿.

gaoo がおー (ガオー)
Sounds made by "lions," raion ライオン.
*Roar.*

chuuchuu ちゅーちゅー (チューチュー)
Sound made by "rats," nezumi ネズミ.

kerokero けろけろ (ケロケロ)
kuwa'kuwa' くわっくわっ (クワックワッ)
gekogeko げこげこ (ゲコゲコ)
Sound made by "frogs," kaeru 蛙.
"Ribbit."

shuu しゅー (シュー)
Sound made by "snakes," hebi 蛇.
"Hiss."

paoon ぱおーん (パオーン)
Sound made by "elephants," zou 象.
"Pawoo."

Cry

The words about the "cry" of an animal and some notes.

naku 鳴く
To make its sound. (for example, for a bell to chime.)
To cry. (animal.)
To meow. (cat.)
To bark. (dog.)
To sing. (bird.)
To oink. (pig.)
Etc.

naku 泣く
To cry. (tears. Homonym with the above but totally different.)

naku 無く
Without. (another homonym that has nothing to do with the above.)

saezuru 囀る
To chirp. To twitter.

tsubuyaku 呟く
To murmur.
To tweet. (on Twitter! Not of birds twittering!)

naki 鳴き
Crying. (of an animal.)

nakigoe 鳴き声
Crying voice. (of an animal.)
The sound an animal makes.

doubutsu no nakigoe 動物の鳴き声
Crying voice of animals.
The sound animals make.

nakigoe 泣き声
Crying voice. (in tears.)
Sobbing voice, etc.

鳴くTo make its sound. (for example, for a bell to chime.)To cry. (animal.)To meow. (cat.)To bark. (dog.)To sing. (bird.)To oink. (pig.)Etc.泣くTo cry. (tears. Homonym with the above but totally different.)無くWithout. (another homonym that has nothing to do with the above.)囀るTo chirp. To twitter.呟くTo murmur.To tweet. (on Twitter! Not of birds twittering!)鳴きCrying. (of an animal.)鳴き声Crying voice. (of an animal.)The sound an animal makes.動物の鳴き声Crying voice of animals.The sound animals make.泣き声Crying voice. (in tears.)Sobbing voice, etc.

Reference

Japanese English Learning website: 動物の鳴き声を英語ではどう表現するの?

For reference, a vocabulary list of sounds animals make in Japanese containing the onomatopoeia commonly used in manga, games, etc. Note that some of these words don't really sound like the sounds animals make in reality, but they're the ones that are written anyway.See the "cry" section for the word for "crying" in Japanese.The following words do not have kanji , they're only written with hiragana or with katakana . Theversion is in the parentheses, by the way. nya にゃ (ニャ)にゃー (ニャー)にゃん (ニャン)Sound made by ","猫.." wan わん (ワン)わんわん (ワンワン)Sound made by ","犬.."こん (コン)こんこん (コンコン)Sound made by ","狐.(as demonstrated in Flying Witch, this is totally wrong, foxes don't make these sounds.)ぶー (ブー)ぶひ (ブヒ)ぶーぶー (ブーブー)ぶひぶひ (ブヒブヒ)Sound made by ","豚.."(note:ブヒる, literally "to," is an anime slang referring to the squeal of a "moe pig" めぇー (メェー)めぇーめぇー (メェーメェー)めーめー (メーメー)メェメェ (メェメェ)Sound made by ","羊.."こけこっこうコケコッコーこっこ (コッコ)Sound made by "," roosters,ニワトリ.ぴよ (ピヨ)ぴよぴよ (ピヨピヨ)ぴーぴー (ピーピー)Sound made by ","ヒヨコ.*chirping*ぴぴぴぴ (ピピピピ)ちちちち (チチチチ)Sound made by ","鳥.*chirping.* Tweet.がぁがぁ (ガーガー)Sounds made by ","アヒル.."ほー (ホー)ほーほー (ホーホー)Sound made by ","フクロウ.."ひひーん (ヒヒーン)Sound made by ","馬.."もー (モー)Sound made by ","牛.."うきー (ウキー)キャッキャッSound made by ","猿.がおー (ガオー)Sounds made by ","ライオン.*Roar.*ちゅーちゅー (チューチュー)Sound made by ","ネズミ.けろけろ (ケロケロ)くわっくわっ (クワックワッ)げこげこ (ゲコゲコ)Sound made by ","蛙.."しゅー (シュー)Sound made by ","蛇.."ぱおーん (パオーン)Sound made by ","象.."