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Re:“Shuwa-Shuwa” is an illustrated book of Japanese onomatop... by lmiller1990 on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @08:58PM (#31334618)
Another fun one regarding silence would be じっと見る（JITTO MIRU）which is the sound of someone staring at something.
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Re:“Shuwa-Shuwa” is an illustrated book of Japanese onomatop... by needle0 on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @09:02PM (#31334652)
That would be the adjective+verb form, as it would appear in regular prose. If written as an onomatopoeia it would be written じーっ (Jiii')
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