The Water Visualization in Japan Onomatopoeia: Ecolinguistic Study

Abstract

Onomatopoeia is a word, expression, or phrase intended to imitate or recreate the sounds or feelings heard, seen, felt by humans. By categorizing onomatopoeia, the study explored Japanese onomatopoeia based on natural contexts, particularly those related to the description of the properties and variety of water and liquid forms. Using this type of qualitative research the data will be analyzed descriptively. Onomatope specifically related to water is taken from the website https://www.onomatopedia.jp/ which provides specialized forms of Japanese onomatope. As a result of the data analysis, there are fifteen forms of onomatope words in Japanese as visualizations of liquids. The shapes, conditions and sounds emitted from fluid-related matters can be visualized into Japanese onomatopoeic forms. This shows the rich vocabulary and imaginative power of Japanese society.