Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, と-adverb, な-adjective

我利我利(がりがり)skin and bones, appearing to be underweight, with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound), desperately, recklessly, crunchy hardness, selfishness, selfish person

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. な-adjective

      1. 2.

        hard and crunchy

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 3.

        very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    がりがりガリガリ

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      ネズミが(かべ)ガリガリとかじっています。

      The mouse is gnawing at the wall with a grinding, crunching sound. {skin and bones, appearing to be underweight, with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound), desperately, recklessly, crunchy hardness, selfishness, selfish person}

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      がりがり勉強(べんきょう)をすれば、受験(じゅけん)合格(ごうかく)するだろう。

      If you study desperately, you will likely pass the examination. {skin and bones, appearing to be underweight, with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound), desperately, recklessly, crunchy hardness, selfishness, selfish person}

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      祖母(そぼ)ガリガリ()せた(からだ)()るのはとても(つら)かったです。

      It was very hard to see my grandmother's body, which had become skin and bones. {skin and bones, appearing to be underweight, with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound), desperately, recklessly, crunchy hardness, selfishness, selfish person}

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      出産(しゅっさん)をひかえた(つま)以前(いぜん)にもまして(こおり)がりがりとかじるようになった。

      My wife, who is about to give birth, has started to crunch on ice more than ever before. {skin and bones, appearing to be underweight, with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound), desperately, recklessly, crunchy hardness, selfishness, selfish person}

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      操縦(そうじゅう)(ちゅう)にベラベラ(しゃべ)っていたせいで(ふね)我利我利(がりがり)(おと)()てて(いわ)()()げた。

      Due to my incessant chatter while navigating, the ship recklessly made a grinding, crunching sound as it ran aground on the rocks. {skin and bones, appearing to be underweight, with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound), desperately, recklessly, crunchy hardness, selfishness, selfish person}

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