【Japanese onomatopoeia for eating and drinking】もぐもぐ (mogumogu), むしゃむしゃ (mushamusha), ごくごく (gokugoku)

On this page, you can learn Japanese onomatopoeia for eating and drinking.

Quick reference

		Key Word
もぐもぐ	モグモグ	to eat eagerly, with mouth closed
むしゃむしゃ	ムシャムシャ	to eat eagerly
もりもり	モリモリ	to eat eagerly
ごくごく	ゴクゴク	to gulp
がぶがぶ	ガブガブ	to guzzle, more water, bigger container than ごくごく
ちゅーちゅー	チューチュー	to drink with a straw
きんきん	キンキン	very cold drink, chilling
ぺこぺこ	ペコペコ	hungry
ふわふわ	フワフワ	bread, very soft
ぷにぷに	プニプニ	bread, soft and bouncy
ぼそぼそ	ボソボソ	bread, not fresh
ぱさぱさ	パサパサ	food, dry

In a sentence

• カピバラがくさをむしゃむしゃ食べています。(A capybara is eating grasses.)
• 姉は水をがぶがぶ飲んでいます。(My older sister is guzzling water.)
• 兄はビールをごくごく飲んでいます。(My older brother is gulping beer down.)
• 夏はキンキンのビールがいちばんだ。(The best thing in summer is chilling beer.)
• 子どもがジュースをチューチュー飲んでいる。(A kid is drinking juice with a straw.)

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