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ぶうぶう

buu-buu

Pig oinking sound

The snorting and grunting of a pig. A playful sound used in children's stories and farm contexts, sometimes also used to describe complaining or grumbling.

💡Reading a picture book to a toddler — 'And the pig says buu-buu!'

Example

ぶたがぶうぶう鳴いている。

The pig is oinking buu-buu.

Quiz yourself

The pigs in the pen were happily going ___ at feeding time.

えさの時間になると、豚小屋のぶたが○○と鳴いていた。

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