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pa(a)(ぱあ) = light, shining (see also ka, po)

pachi(ぱ ち) = K-san: "A sharp, snappy sound." Can be click, crackle, clap, crack, etc. We've seen it used for opening eyes, bursting veins, clapping, and indeterminate ominous things happening.

paka(ぱか) = opening, separating. W-san: "A sound describing something opening in half. Like when Peachboy came out of his giant peach, the sound the peach made was 'paka.'"

paka(ぱか) = snap

paku(ぱく) = closing mouth on food, chomp (see also gapu)

paku paku(ぱく　ぱく) = opening and closing mouth, eating, gobbling. This is where Pac-man came from! (see also hau, gatsu)

pan(ぱん) = sudden impact

pan pan(ぱん　ぱん) = pat, pat or smack, smack, as of dusting hands (or oneself) off

pari(ぱ り) = crunch, as in eating (see also bari, kori, pori) pari pari = crackle, as of energy or electricity. Quieter than bari bari.

parin(ぱりん) = crash, clash pasa = rustling, e.g. cloth sliding, paper moving

pasha(ぱしゃ) = splashing, as with the hand (see also pisha) For a big splash, see zabun.

pashi(ぱし) = impact: smack! click! (see also bashi, nashi)

pata pata(ぱた　ぱた) = flap flap

patata(ぱたた) = spatter spatter

patan(ぱたん) = door slamming (see also batan)

pechanko, peshanko(ぺちゃんき、ぺしゃんこ) = flattened, crushed

peko(ぺこ) = bow

peko peko(ぺこ　ぺこ) = bow over and over (grovel)

pero, pero pero(ぺろ、　ぺろ、ぺろ) = licking (see also bero)

peron(ぺろん) = rolling up or down, or flipping

petan, petanto(ぺたん、ぺたんと) = smooth, flat. Also, to flop down on the floor.

pi(ぴ) = beep, peep, any other short high-pitched sound

pi, picha, pichon(ぴ、ぴちゃ、ぴちょん) = drip (see also po, pochan, pota)

pichi(ぴち) = flap, bounce, snap (see also bichi)

piiii(ぴいいい) = shrill sound, beeper, telephone, whistle

piii piii(ぴいい　ぴいい) = chirp chirp

piku, pikuri(ぴく、ぴくり) = blink, noticing something. May be from piku = twitch = pricking up the ears.

piku(ぴく) = twitch

pin pon(ぴん　ぽん) = ding dong, bell (see also kin kon)

piri(ぴり) = tearing, as in ripping cloth, opening a potato chip bag ) see also biri

piri piri(ぴり　ぴり) = sharp sensation, as of pain, electricity, spiciness. Can be the sharpness or electricity of a glare.

pisha(ぴしゃ) = splashing, as with the hand (see also pasha) For a big splash, see zabun.

pishi(ぴし) = crack (as of a whip), smack (see also bishi)

pita(ぴた) = stopping

pito(ぴと) = gentle touch

piyo(ぴよ) = peep

po, pochan, pota(ぽ、ぽちゃん、ぽた) = drip, plunk. Pochan = kerplunk! (see also pi, picha, pichon, pochi)

po(ぽ) = flame, light. Can also be blushing. For other fire sounds see bo, gooo, guooo. Other light sounds include paa, kaa.

Po(ぽ) = Po's nom de plume. Has nothing to do with sound effects, and everything to do with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, and Laa Laa.

pochi pochi(ぽち　ぽち) = something happening steadily, as in water dripping

poi(ぽい) = throwing or tossing something

poka(ぽか) = impact

poka poka(ぽか　ぽか) = warmth of the sun

pon(ぽん) = impact, fairly quiet

pon, pom(ぽん、ぽむ) = sound of magical transformation or appearance, often seen with a puff of smoke (see also bon, dororonpa)

pootto(ぽおっと) = dazed, obsessed

pori pori(ぽり　ぽり) = eating, crunching, softer than 'bari bari.' K-san: "Pori pori is the quietest crunching. Pori pori is for cookies; bari bari is for chips. Kori kori is for broccoli and asparagus." (see also bari, kori, pari)

poro, poto(ぽろ、ぽと) = dropping something, something rolling (see also koro, koron)

potsun(ぽつん) = aloneness, separation

puchi puchi(ぷち　ぷち) = pop pop, crackle crackle

puku, pukupuku(ぷく、ぷくぷく) = swelling, something swollen (see also
buku)

pun pun(ぷん　ぷん) = bad-smelling

pu pu pu, upupupu(ぷ　ぷ　ぷ、うぷぷぷ) = yet another strange laugh (see also fu fu fu)

pura pura, puran(ぷら　ぷら、ぷらん) = limp, floppy (see also hero, mero)

puri puri(ぷり　ぷり) = anger (see also puuu)

puru(ぷる) = shake, quiver (see also puri, furu)

pusu(ぷす) = puncturing, penetrating

pusu pusu(ぷす　ぷす) = the sound of something smoldering or smoking (see also busu busu)

puu(ぷうう) = puff

puuuu(ぷううう) = anger (see also puri puri)

puutto(ぷうっと) = snort, honk, fart

pyu(ぴゅ) = fast motion (see also byu, gyu, hyu)