Niconico
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Niconico, Inc., known before 2012 as Nico Nico Douga, is a Japanese video sharing service based in Tokyo, Japan. "Niconico" or "nikoniko" is the Japanese ideophone for smiling. As of 2021, Niconico is
Nobuo Kawakami, the founder and CEO of Niconico
Japanese sound symbolism
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The Japanese language has a large inventory of sound symbolic or mimetic words, known in linguistics as ideophones. Such words are found in written as well as spoken Japanese. Known popularly as onoma
Niconico
…before 2012 as Nico Nico Douga (ニコニコ動画, Niko Niko Dōga), is a Japanese video sharing service based in Tokyo, Japan. "Niconico" or "nikoniko" is the Japanese ideophone for smiling. As of 2021, Niconico is the 34th most-visited website in Japan, according to Alexa Internet. The site won the Japanese Good Design Award…
An example of Japanese sound symbolism, 'Tah-dah!' (ジャーン!, Jān!)