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    3. ぐりぐり

    ぐりぐり

    ぐりぐり

    hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.)

    NTEmotions & PsychologyKana Vocab10 strokes

    ぐりぐりグリグリ

    Noun

    1.
    hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.)

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    2.
    grinding against, pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3.
    rolling one's eyes, goggling one's eyes, googly eyes
    4.
    rattling sound

    Stroke 0 / 10

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    Kana that make up this word

    ぐ
    gu
    り
    ri
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