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Sound & Noise

どかん

dokan

Boom, loud explosion

A single, massive impact or explosion — fireworks going off, a car crash, or something heavy falling. Sudden and startling.

💡A firework exploding — 'The firework went off with a dokan!'

Example

花火がどかんと打ち上がった。

The firework launched with a dokan.

Quiz yourself

Suddenly there was a ___ and the whole building shook.

突然○○と音がして、建物全体が揺れた。

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