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Japanese
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ぼかん or ボカン • (bokan)
- kapow, bam, biff, bonk
Usage notes
Often written in katakana. Similar to ぽかん (pokan), but the softer initial b sound indicates a duller striking sound. Compare English onomatopoeiae bonk / ponk, bong / pong, bing / ping
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of ぼかん – see the following entry.
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| (This term, ぼかん (bokan), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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