Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

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, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

      hard and crunchy

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      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}

      • N1

      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}

      • N1

      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}

      • N1

      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}

      • N1

      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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