ぺんぺん

ぺんぺん

See also: へんべん and へんぺん

Japanese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぺ​んぺん [péꜜǹpèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [pẽ̞mpẽ̞ɴ]

Adverb

ぺんぺん (katakana ペンペン, rōmaji penpen)

1. akin to the strumming of a shamisen

   Synonym: ぺんぺこぺん (penpekopen)

Derived terms

• ぺんぺん草 (ぐさ) (penpengusa, “shepherd's purse”)

Noun

ぺんぺん (katakana ペンペン, rōmaji penpen)

1. (by extenstion) Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a Japanese stringed instrument played similarly to a banjo

   Synonym: ぺんぺこぺん (penpekopen)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN