{"id":3630,"date":"2025-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=3630"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:32:33","slug":"what-sound-do-pigs-make-in-japanese-meet-the-snorting-charm-of-buu-buu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=3630","title":{"rendered":"What Sound Do Pigs Make in Japanese? Meet the Snorting Charm of \u201cBuu Buu\u201d!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You might know the sound of a pig as <strong>\u201coink\u201d<\/strong> in English.<br><br>In French, it\u2019s <strong>\u201cgroin groin.\u201d<\/strong><br><br>But in Japanese, the classic piggy sound is:<br><strong>\u300c\u3076\u30fc\u3076\u30fc\uff01\u300d (Buu Buu!)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the sound of <strong>snorting, grumbling, and adorable defiance<\/strong> \u2014 from cartoon pigs to playful kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s listen to how it sounds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/001_\u305a\u3093\u3060\u3082\u3093\uff08\u30ce\u30fc\u30de\u30eb\uff09_\u3076\u30fc\u3076\u30fc.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is \u201cBuu Buu\u201d (\u3076\u30fc\u3076\u30fc)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBuu Buu\u201d is the <strong>Japanese onomatopoeia<\/strong> for a pig\u2019s grunt or snort.<br>It mimics the low, repeated, slightly nasal sound that pigs make \u2014<br>but it&#8217;s also used <em>far beyond the barnyard<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s often playful, exaggerated, and full of character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pronunciation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>boo-boo<\/strong><br>(Say it with a slightly nasal tone \u2014 low and drawn-out, like a snort)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Categories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Animals \/ Sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does \u201cBuu Buu\u201d Look Like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In manga and anime, \u201c\u3076\u30fc\u3076\u30fc\u201d often floats around:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A cute pig stomping its hooves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A child sulking with puffed-up cheeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A person muttering complaints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s bubbly, funny, and expressive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/booboo_t.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3632\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s Compare!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though pigs grunt the same around the world, the words we use vary a lot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English: Oink oink!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buubuu_en.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French: Groin groin!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buubuu_fr.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spanish: Oinc oinc \/ Roncar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buubuu_es.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/oink_main-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=3660\">What Does a Pig Sound Like Around the World? \u2014 From Oink Oink to Groin Groin<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Ever listened to a pig munching in the mud? In Japan, it\u2019s \u201cbuu buu\u201d (\u3076\u30fc\u3076\u30fc) \u2014 a nasal, snorting sound that\u2019s often used not only for pigs, but for cute c&#8230;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Do Pig Sounds Differ by Language?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each language focuses on a different aspect of the sound:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English highlights the <strong>short bursty snort<\/strong> (oink)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French emphasizes the <strong>nasal tone<\/strong> (groin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japanese hears the <strong>low, repeated grunt<\/strong> \u2014 hence:<br><strong>buu buu<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Japanese tends to use onomatopoeia to express not just <em>sound<\/em>, but also <em>emotion<\/em> and <em>attitude<\/em> \u2014 making &#8220;buu buu&#8221; great for grumbling too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example in Daily Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example: Pig in the mud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The pig rolled happily in the mud,<br>snorting away \u2014<br><strong>buu buu!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buubuu_1.png\" alt=\"Pigs, buu, Japanese sound words, onomatopoeia\" class=\"wp-image-3642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buubuu_1.png 320w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buubuu_1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buubuu_1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultural Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In English, we might say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cOink oink!\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cGrunting\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSnorting\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But <strong>\u201cBuu Buu\u201d<\/strong> in Japanese can carry <em>voice<\/em>, <em>mood<\/em>, and <em>expression<\/em> \u2014<br>It\u2019s not just how pigs sound \u2014 it\u2019s how people act when they\u2019re being adorably stubborn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch &amp; Feel the \u201cBuu Buu\u201d World!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the Real Sound of a Pig<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative; width:60%; margin:0 auto; text-align:center;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NP8QD-l6MvY\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n     aria-label=\"Watch this video on YouTube\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/NP8QD-l6MvY\/hqdefault.jpg\"\n         alt=\"Watch on YouTube\"\n         style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:10px;\">\n    <div style=\"position:absolute; top:50%; left:50%; transform:translate(-50%,-50%);\n                font-size:32px; color:white; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.6);\n                padding:8px 12px; border-radius:50%;\">\n      \u25b6\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n\n  <div style=\"margin-top:8px; font-weight:600;\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NP8QD-l6MvY\"\n       target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n       style=\"color:#78e2c8; text-decoration:none;\">\n      \u25b6 Watch on YouTube\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try Using It!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next time you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pretend to be a pig<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hear someone grumbling cutely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Want to act playfully annoyed\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Snort a little and say:<br><strong>Buu Buu!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"p-blogParts post_content\" data-partsID=\"5307\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-capbox cap_box is-style-intext\"><div class=\"cap_box_ttl\"><span>Explore Creatures Cave:<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cap_box_content\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?page_id=587\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cave_awa_2.png\"\n       alt=\"creatures cave\"\n       class=\"puni-top-image\"\n       style=\"border-radius: 15px;\">\n<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"p-blogParts post_content\" data-partsID=\"4919\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-60 sp-py-40 alignfull\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-article\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-capbox cap_box is-style-intext\"><div class=\"cap_box_ttl\"><span>More Sound-based Onomatopoeia:<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cap_box_content\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?cat=35\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mint_background-x300_sound_enter___.png\"\n       alt=\"illustration for sound-based category\"\n       class=\"puni-top-image\"\n       style=\"border-radius: 15px;\">\n<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\"><span>Home<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might know the sound of a pig as \u201coink\u201d in English. In French, it\u2019s \u201cgroin groin.\u201d But in Japanese, the classic piggy sound is:\u300c\u3076\u30fc\u3076\u30fc\uff01\u300d (Buu Buu!) It\u2019s the sound of snorting, grumbling, and adorable defiance \u2014 from cartoon pigs to playful kids. Let\u2019s listen to how it sounds! What is \u201cBuu Buu\u201d (\u3076\u30fc\u3076\u30fc)? \u201cBuu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-_sound-based","category-animals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3630"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6668,"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630\/revisions\/6668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}