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    3. ぼんぼん

    ぼんぼん

    ぼんぼん

    fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning)

    NTDaily LifeKana Vocab14 strokes

    ぼんぼんボンボン

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2.
    bong-bong (of clock ringing)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3.
    with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Noun

    4.
    striking clock
    abbreviationonomatopoeic or mimetic word
    5.
    green young man from a well-to-do family

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    Kana that make up this word

    ぼ
    bo
    ん
    n
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