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    3. ザラザラ

    ザラザラ

    ザラザラ

    rough (touch, voice, etc.)

    KMT3CoreRef L1Nature & EnvironmentKana Vocab14 strokes

    ザラザラざらざら

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle, Adjective

    1.
    rough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, sandy, granular
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle

    2.
    rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    この壁かべは触さわるとザラザラしている。

    This wall feels rough to the touch.

    KMT2Home & HousingDaily Life
    砂すな浜はまを歩あるくと、足あしの裏うらがザラザラする。

    When I walk on the sandy beach, the soles of my feet feel gritty.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    強つよい風かぜが吹ふくと、砂すながザラザラと顔かおに当あたる。

    When a strong wind blows, sand hits my face with a gritty feel.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    このチョコレートは舌した触ざわりがザラザラしていて、あまり好すきじゃない。

    This chocolate has a rough texture on the tongue, and I don't really like it.

    KMT3Food & DiningDaily Life
    古ふるい木もく材ざいの表ひょう面めんは、長なが年ねんの風ふう雨うでザラザラになっていた。

    The surface of the old wood had become rough from years of wind and rain.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing

    Kana that make up this word

    ザ
    za
    ラ
    ra
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