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 or ペンペン • (penpen)

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”)
おしりぺんぺん (o-shiri penpen, “spanking”, noun)

Noun

ぺんぺん or ペンペン • (penpen)

(by extension) Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a Japanese stringed instrument played similarly to a banjo
Synonym: ぺんぺこぺん (penpekopen)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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