The wind sound "どう" in 風の又三郎


In the famous story 風の又三郎, the sound どう is used to describe the wind in
several places, including the song in the intro.

One such place is:

> 青ぞらで風がどうと鳴り、日光は運動場いっぱいでした

I did some research, and it seems that 「どう」 is not a normal way to express the
sound of wind in Japanese. I have heard that Mr. Miyazawa is "a master of
onomatopoeia" so I guess he made this expression up himself.

However, no matter how I think about it I cannot seem to match any sound of
wind I have heard before with "doh".

How to Japanese people interpret this? Is this supposed to be the sound of
something slapping against something else due to the strong wind?

If it was "dooooooh" I might understand it as a blowing sound, but it is
always short, especially in the introduction song, which I have heard read
very quickly in readings. So it seems more percussive than blowing.




Like ごう, which is also sometimes used for strong winds, I think どう may
represent the lower frequency sounds caused by strong winds.

The higher frequency sounds would be びゅうびゅう or ひゅうひゅう etc.




Like ごう, which is also sometimes used for strong winds, I think どう may
represent the lower frequency sounds caused by strong winds.

The higher frequency sounds would be びゅうびゅう or ひゅうひゅう etc.

