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Sound & Noise

どしん

doshin

Massive heavy thud

An extremely heavy impact sound — a sumo wrestler stomping, a tree trunk hitting the ground, or a boulder landing. Heavier than dosun.

💡A large tree falling during logging — 'The tree fell with a doshin that shook the ground.'

Example

大木がどしんと倒れた。

The big tree fell doshin to the ground.

Quiz yourself

The sumo wrestler stomped ___ and the ring shook.

力士が○○と四股を踏んで土俵が揺れた。

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Intermediate