ガンガン

Frequency rank: 7,375. – 7,386.

adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle

clanging; banging; booming; loudlyonomatopoeic or mimetic word

adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle; noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

throbbing (headache); pounding; splittingonomatopoeic or mimetic word

adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle

fully; vigorously; hard (e.g. working); flat outonomatopoeic or mimetic wordcolloquialism

Forms

ガンガンFrequency rank: 7,375. – 7,386.
がんがんFrequency rank: 36,868. – 37,312.

Generated definitions (experimental)

clanging; banging; booming; loudly

This meaning describes a loud, often repetitive noise, typically used to convey a sense of intensity or urgency in sound.

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He banged on the door loudly.

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The music is playing loudly.

throbbing (headache); pounding; splitting

This meaning is used to describe a strong, often painful sensation, especially related to headaches or other types of physical discomfort.

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She is suffering from a throbbing headache.

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The pounding pain lasted for several hours.

fully; vigorously; hard (e.g. working); flat out

This meaning signifies doing something with great effort or intensity, often used in contexts related to work or activity.

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He is working flat out.

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We exercised vigorously.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to bang or clank loudlyto throb painfullyto work vigorouslyto play hardbooming soundto drink heavilyto hit hardto make a lot of noiseto feel intenseto proceed flat out

Example sentences

5 results

1. 。

My head's still pounding but I don't have a temperature any more.

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Just what time do you think it is? You're bothering everyone in the neighborhood blasting your music this late, you know that?

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3. 。。。

It looks like I drank too much yesterday. My head is pounding. I'm completely hungover.

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4. まっせきごう〜

I am really aggressively looking for a boyfriend.

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5. 。

Driving whilst listening to your favourite music loudly is one of the best feelings.

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