Is しゃぶしゃぶ typically written in hiragana rather than katakana?


Is しゃぶしゃぶ typically written in hiragana rather than katakana? If so, why is it
written in hiragana?

[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabu-shabu) says that it is
onomatopoeia:

> The term is an onomatopoeia, derived from the sound emitted when the
> ingredients are stirred in the cooking pot.

And I thought that onomatopoeia
[was](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/1931/91) typically
[done](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Japanese/Vocabulary/Onomatopoeia) in
katakana (though the latter citation gives some exceptions).




It's always written in hiragana. I can't tell you why though. Allegedly it was
named しゃぶしゃぶ because of the sound it makes when you take the beef slice
through the hot water twice with your chopsticks.

The word しゃぶしゃぶ is never used for other purposes than to refer to the cuisine,
at least in contemporary Japan.




It's always written in hiragana. I can't tell you why though. Allegedly it was
named しゃぶしゃぶ because of the sound it makes when you take the beef slice
through the hot water twice with your chopsticks.

The word しゃぶしゃぶ is never used for other purposes than to refer to the cuisine,
at least in contemporary Japan.

