How to Say "Woof" in Japanese

ワンワン

wanwan

The Japanese phrase for "woof" is ワンワン (wanwan).

ワンワン is used to represent the sound of a dog barking, similar to "woof woof" in English.

Meaning: the sound of a dog barking (intj)

How do you pronounce it?

wanwan

In Japanese, the repetition in ワンワン is common for onomatopoeia, but changing the length of the vowels can completely change the perceived size of the dog.
In Japanese children's songs and stories, ワンワン is often used as a name for a generic dog character, similar to calling a character 'Doggy' in English.
In Japanese pop culture, such as manga, the size of the text used for ワンワン is a visual cue for the volume and pitch of the bark.

犬は「ワンワン」と鳴く。
The dog goes "woof-woof".
This sentence shows how to use ワンワン to describe a dog's bark.
Tatoeba #11605430 by small_snow, translation #8574698 by sundown
「ワンワンッ！」「ニャーニャー！」「コケコッコー！」と、動物たちが一斉に鳴き始めた。
The various animals started going, "Woof, woof!" and "Meow, meow!" and "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
This sentence uses ワンワン alongside other animal sounds in a sequence.
Tatoeba #762153 by arihato, translation #1528278 by marshmallowcat
外でワンワンと鳴いています。
Soto de wanwan to naite imasu.
A dog is barking woof woof outside.
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Ren and Misaki are watching a small dog in the park.

蓮 Ren

あの子の犬、可愛いね。
Ano ko no inu, kawaii ne.
That child's dog is cute, isn't it?
美咲 Misaki

本当だ。あ、ワンワン鳴ってる！
Hontō da. A, wan wan natteru!
It really is. Oh, it's going woof woof!
蓮 Ren

僕たちに挨拶しているのかな。
Bokutachi ni aisatsu shite iru no kana.
I wonder if it's greeting us.
美咲 Misaki

きっとそうだよ。
Kitto sō da yo.
I'm sure it is.

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