Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

ザラザラrough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, granular, sound of grains or beads moving

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      rough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, sandy, granular

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    ザラザラざらざら

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      ザラザラとした(かみ)には凹凸(おうとつ)があります。

      The rough paper has a coarse, granular texture. {rough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, granular, sound of grains or beads moving}

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      (すな)(ゆか)ザラザラしていたから掃除(そうじ)をした。

      I cleaned because the floor was gritty with sand. {rough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, granular, sound of grains or beads moving}

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      風邪(かぜ)()いて(のど)(いた)めたので、(こえ)ザラザラしています。

      I caught a cold and hurt my throat, so my voice is rough. {rough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, granular, sound of grains or beads moving}

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      今日(きょう)節分(せつぶん)であることだし、(ふくろ)から(さら)(まめ)ザラザラ()そう。

      Since today is Setsubun, let's pour the beans from the bag onto the plate, making a gritty sound. {rough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, granular, sound of grains or beads moving}

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      ザラザラとした表面(ひょうめん)文字(もじ)()いたら、文字(もじ)がガタガタになってしまった。

      When I wrote characters on the rough, gritty surface, they ended up all jagged and uneven. {rough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, granular, sound of grains or beads moving}

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