How to say banging in Japanese

ガンガンGANGAN☆・がんがんgangan Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • clanging; banging; booming; loudly - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • throbbing (headache); pounding; splitting - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • fully; vigorously; hard (e.g. working); flat out - onomatopoeia - colloquialism

Example Sentences

少年shounenたちtachiはha２階kaiでdeどたばたdotabata暴れていたabareteita。
The boys were banging about upstairs.
ドアDOAをwoたたくtatakuのnoはhaやめろyamero。
Stop banging on the door!
誰dareかkaがga壁kabeをwoドンドンDONDONとto叩くtataku音otoがga聞こえkikoeたtaようyouなna気kiがgaしshiたta。
I thought I heard someone banging on the wall.

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