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Sound & Noise

ぼかん

bokan

Heavy punch or hit sound

A cartoonish, exaggerated impact sound often used in comedy or manga to depict a punch, bonk on the head, or slapstick hit.

💡Used in humorous contexts for hitting someone on the head, slapstick comedy, or manga sound effects.

Example

兄にいたずらをしたら、頭をぼかんと叩かれた。

I pulled a prank on my brother and got bonked on the head.

Quiz yourself

In the anime, the character got hit ___ on the head for being silly.

アニメでそのキャラがふざけて頭を___と叩かれた。

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