ばたん
ばたん
onomatopoeia
bang; slam; thud
1.
bang; slam; thud
Mimics the sharp, heavy sound of something slamming shut or falling over. Used for doors slamming, objects toppling, or a person collapsing.
ドアがばたんと閉まった。
The door slammed shut.
風でばたんと窓が閉まった。
The window slammed shut from the wind.
疲れて家に帰ると、ベッドにばたんと倒れ込んだ。
Exhausted when I got home, I collapsed onto the bed with a thud.
An onomatopoeia representing a loud, heavy impact sound. Typically used with the particle と to form an adverbial phrase (ばたんと). The sound suggests something heavy or forceful, distinguishing it from lighter impact sounds.
FORMS:
- ばたんと: adverbial form (with a bang)
- ばたん！: exclamatory, representing the sound itself
- ばたんばたん: repeated, for continuous banging sounds
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ドアをばたんと閉める: to slam a door shut
- ばたんと倒れる: to fall over with a thud
- ばたんと閉まる: to slam shut (intransitive)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- バタン: katakana variant, sometimes used for emphasis
- がたん: a rattling impact sound, less clean and more rattly than ばたん
- ドン: a deep thud or boom, often for a single heavy impact
- パタン: a lighter, crisper closing sound (e.g., a book snapping shut)