A friend of mine wants to know what and if the symbols mean from this image. I know it is most likely Japanese but neither of us can read Japanese.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>176700
Just a sound effect.
It says ズッ or zu and a glottal stop, signifying the sound happens fast and short and probably loud, too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottal_stop
You can check its probable "translation" here: http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/browse/zu/
It's most likely either the wind moving violently, some leaves moving in the wind violently, or the creature moving quickly (and violently). I'd assume it to be the wind though, without any context besides the picture.
Ask me any questions in case some of that doesn't make sense.
OP here thanks for the swift reply, will let her know next time I speak to her. You have been a huge help
>>176754
actually it says "ヌッ…"