わんわん

わんわん
adverb
bow-wow; woof (dog barking)
1. bow-wow; woof
The sound a dog makes when barking.
わんわん泣(な)く。
To cry loudly (like a child).
Figurative usage
犬(いぬ)がわんわん吠(ほ)えている。
The dog is barking loudly.
隣(となり)の犬(いぬ)が毎朝(まいあさ)わんわん吠(ほ)えるのでうるさい。
The neighbor's dog barks every morning and it's noisy.
2. doggie (baby talk)
A child's word for dog.
わんわん、来(き)て！
Doggie, come here!
Baby talk
わんわんがいるよ！
There's a doggie!
Baby talk
公園(こうえん)でわんわんを見(み)たよ、ママ！
I saw a doggie at the park, Mommy!
Baby talk

わんわん is an onomatopoeia for a dog's bark and also baby talk for 'dog/doggie.'

AS ONOMATOPOEIA (sound):

AS BABY TALK (noun):

  • わんわんがいる!: There's a doggie!
  • わんわん、おいで: Come here, doggie!

OTHER ANIMAL SOUNDS:

  • にゃんにゃん/にゃー: cat (meow)
  • もうもう: cow (moo)
  • ぴよぴよ: chick (chirp)
  • コケコッコー: rooster (cock-a-doodle-doo)
  • ケロケロ: frog (ribbit)

CHILD LANGUAGE:

Many animal sounds become nouns in baby talk:

Related Words

Related: にゃんにゃん (meow (cat sound))
Related: 犬(いぬ) (dog)
Related: 吠(ほ)える (to bark)
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Added 2026.1.16 15:00 · Revised 2026.6.6 23:06
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