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    3. ジタバタ

    ジタバタ

    ジタバタ

    (kicking and) struggling

    NTEmotions & PsychologyKana Vocab15 strokes

    ジタバタじたばた

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    1.
    (kicking and) struggling, wriggling, floundering, flailing
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Adverb, Particle

    2.
    to get into a panic, to make a fuss, to make a scene
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kana that make up this word

    ジ
    ji
    タ
    ta
    バ
    ba
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