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Grr!

English translation: Grr!

02:45 Jan 31, 2017
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Slang / Sounds
Japanese term or phrase: Grr!
I once watched a popular Japanese show called Lucky Star a long time ago, and I remember in the very beginning of the show's opening, a girl said something similar to "Hoongar!!". It was translated to "Grr!!"

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzpqdu_lucky-star-episode-1...

Is this really "Grr" in Japanese? Is it a common sound used, or a made-up one?
Kathrin
English translation:Grr!
Explanation:
I can't believe I'm explaining this....
"Hongya" is more like a baby wailing sound; a grownup would never use it.
I suppose it's an anime series. I would translate it as "Grrrr" or "Roar!" or something given that there aren't that many alternatives in ENG.
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5 +3Grr!
ihd (X)
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"Hoongar"
kotonoha_kobe

  

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Grr!


Explanation:
I can't believe I'm explaining this....
"Hongya" is more like a baby wailing sound; a grownup would never use it.
I suppose it's an anime series. I would translate it as "Grrrr" or "Roar!" or something given that there aren't that many alternatives in ENG.

ihd (X)
Local time: 13:56
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agree  David Gibney
9 hrs
agree  kotonoha_kobe: Yes, either "Grrr" or "Roar!" seem appropriate. "Hoongar" (not "hongyaa", a variation of "ongyaa", a baby wailing sound) is a comical, not-so-rare variation of short snorting sound "Hoon!" made when lifting a heavy thing, straining oneself, etc.
2 days 5 hrs
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
2 days 22 hrs
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Reference comments


2 days 10 hrs
Reference: "Hoongar"

Reference information:
Actually, the four lines (Hajimeru zamasu, Ikude gansu, Hoongar, Matomoni hajimenasaiyo) at the beginning of "Lucky Star" anime are intended to be the total parody of the opening scene of Fujiko A. Fujio's Kaibutsu-kun anime. "Hoongar" is the only word that Franken (the character with tremendous physical strength) can speak.

kotonoha_kobe
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Native speaker of: Japanese
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