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A6 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru verb

カリカリcrisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.), crunchy, grumpily, touchily, edgily, irritably, scratching

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru verb

      1.

      crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.), crunchy

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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    2. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru verb

      2.

      grumpily, touchily, edgily, irritably

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    3. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru verb

      3.

      scratching

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    カリカリ、かりかり

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      こびついた汚(よご)れをカリカリ落(お)とす。

      Scratch off the hardened dirt. {crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.), crunchy, grumpily, touchily, edgily, irritably, scratching}

      カリカリに焼(や)かれたベーコンが大好(だいす)きだ。

      I love bacon that's been grilled to a crisp. {crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.), crunchy, grumpily, touchily, edgily, irritably, scratching}

      短期(たんき)な彼女(かのじょ)は小(ちい)さなことにもカリカリします。

      His short-term girlfriend gets touchily bothered by even small things. {crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.), crunchy, grumpily, touchily, edgily, irritably, scratching}

      鍋(なべ)の汚(よご)れをカリカリ落(お)とした後(のち)で手(て)を綺麗(きれい)に洗(あら)った。

      After scraping off the grime from the pot, I thoroughly washed my hands. {crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.), crunchy, grumpily, touchily, edgily, irritably, scratching}

      子供(こども)の様子(ようす)を見(み)ると、お煎餅(せんべい)をカリカリと齧(かじ)っていました。

      Looking at the child, he was crunching on rice crackers. {crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.), crunchy, grumpily, touchily, edgily, irritably, scratching}

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