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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: body

がんがん

pounding (headache)

Stroke order of がんがん

4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

が · 5 strokesん · 1 strokesが · 5 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

GAN-GAN — 'gone gone' your head pounds like a gong.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; pounding headache.

The characters in がんがん

  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

頭ががんがんする。

あたまががんがんする。

My head is pounding.

More words: Mimetic words: body

ずきずきthrobbing (pain)ひりひりstinging; smartingくらくらdizzyぞくぞくchills; thrilledへとへとexhaustedくたくたworn outぽかぽかnice and warmぶるぶるshiveringがくがくtrembling; shakyちくちくpricklyむずむずitchy; itching toぐったりlimp; drainedげっそりhaggard; gaunt

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