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Hakone Trip and Onomatopoeia

箱（はこ）根（ね）旅行（りょこう）とオノマトペ

  • Theme: Travel_Transportation

  • pre-A1/N5entry

  • Feb 14th, 2026

箱[はこ]根[ね]旅行[りょこう]とオノマトペ

Introduction

This is a story about Kana’s trip to Hakone. In this story, you will learn Japanese onomatopoeia. You will see sounds of trains and rain, ways of walking, and feelings after visiting a hot spring, all expressed through fun and easy Japanese onomatopoeia.

記事（Article）

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箱（はこ）根（ね）旅行（りょこう）とオノマトペ

Hakone Trip and Onomatopoeia

  1. 今日（きょう）、かなさんは箱（はこ）根（ね）に行（い）きます。
English Translation
  1. Today, Kana is going to Hakone.

  1. 電車（でんしゃ）が来（き）ました。ガタンゴトン、ガタンゴトン。
English Translation
  1. The train came clattering along. (Gatan-goton represents the clattering sound of the train moving along the tracks.)

  1. 駅（えき）につきました。
English Translation
  1. She arrived at the station.

  1. 雨（あめ）がザーザーふっています。
English Translation
  1. The rain is pouring down. (Zāzā represents the sound of heavy rain.)

  1. かなさんは、トコトコあるきます。
English Translation
  1. Kana walks along with small, quick steps. (Tokotoko represents the sound or image of walking briskly with small steps.)

  1. おんせんにつきました。
English Translation
  1. She arrived at the hot spring.

  1. おんせんに入（はい）ります。体（からだ）がポカポカします。
English Translation
  1. She goes into the hot spring. Her body feels nice and warm. (Poka-poka represents the warm, cozy feeling spreading through her body.)

  1. レストランで晩（ばん）ご飯（はん）を食（た）べます。
English Translation
  1. She eats dinner at a restaurant.

  1. 水（みず）もゴクゴク飲（の）みます。「おいしい！」
English Translation
  1. She also drinks water in big gulps. (Goku-goku represents the sound of drinking quickly and heartily.) “It’s delicious!”

  1. 今日（きょう）は、つかれました。 だから、グーグーねました。
English Translation
  1. She was tired today, so she slept soundly. (Gū-gū represents the sound of snoring or deep sleep.)

単語（Vocabulary）

  • 行（い）く

    to go（U-Verb）

    来年（らいねん）、日本（にほん）に行（い）きます。

    I'm going to Japan next year.

  • 来（く）る

    to come（Irregular Verb）

    バスが来（き）ました。

    The bus has come.

  • つく

    to arrive（U-Verb）

    午後（ごご）10時（じ）に家（いえ）につきました。

    I arrived home at 10 PM.

  • あるく

    to walk（U-Verb）

    父（ちち）は毎日（まいにち）５キロあるきます。

    My father walks five kilometers every day.

  • 入（はい）る

    to enter / to go into（U-Verb）

    さむいです。部屋（へや）に入（はい）ります。

    It's cold. I'm going into the room.

  • 食（た）べる

    to eat（Ru-Verb）

    きのうカレーライスを食（た）べました。

    Yesterday I ate curry rice.

  • 飲（の）む

    to drink（U-Verb）

    お酒（さけ）は飲（の）みません。

    I don't drink alcohol.

  • おいしい

    delicious（い-Adjective）

    ラーメンはおいしいです。

    Ramen is delicious.

  • つかれる

    to get tired（Ru-Verb）

    今日（きょう）はつかれました。

    I got tired today.

  • ねる

    go to sleep（Ru-Verb）

    きのうは九時（くじ）にねました。

    I went to bed at nine o'clock yesterday.

質問（Question）

記事の内容について答えてください

  1. ガタンゴトンは、何（なん）の音（おと） (sound) ですか。
  2. ザーザーは、何（なん）の音（おと）ですか。
  3. トコトコは、何（なん）の音（おと）ですか。
English Translation
  1. What does “gatan-goton” sound like?
  2. What does “zaa-zaa” sound like?
  3. What does “tokotoko” sound like?
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