ズドン

Alternative writings: ずどん
Frequency:
1

An onomatopoeic word for a loud bang or boom (e.g., gunshot or artillery blast).

Adverb Taking 'と'AdverbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

夜中に遠くで銃声がズドンと響いた。

Late at night a gunshot boomed in the distance.

映画のクライマックスで爆発がズドンと起きた。

In the film's climax an explosion went off with a boom.

戦場の音がズドン、ズドンと続いた。

The sounds of the battlefield—boom, boom—continued.

2

An onomatopoeic word for a thud or heavy thump (a dull impact sound).

Adverb Taking 'と'AdverbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

段ボール箱が階段から落ちて、ズドンと音がした。

A cardboard box fell down the stairs with a thud.

彼は疲れてソファに倒れ込み、ズドンと寝てしまった。

He collapsed onto the sofa from exhaustion and fell asleep with a thump.

木の根元に大きな石があり、通るたびにズドンと響いた。

There was a big stone at the base of the tree that thudded each time someone passed.