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    3. 歯ごたえ

    歯ごたえ

    歯はご​た​え​

    chewiness

    KMT10News #41+1Ref L1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab22 strokes

    歯応え

    はごたえ

    Noun

    1.
    chewiness, firmness, feel of food while being chewed
    2.
    challenge (e.g. work, book), toughness

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    このリンゴは歯はごたえがある。

    This apple has a good crunch.

    KMT8Food & Dining
    歯はごたえのある野や菜さいは、よく噛かむことで満まん腹ぷく感かんを得えやすい。

    Chewy vegetables make it easier to feel full by chewing them well.

    KMT10Food & DiningMedicine & Health
    この小しょう説せつは読よみ応ごたえがあり、知ち的てきな歯はごたえを感かんじる。

    This novel is very engaging and offers an intellectual challenge.

    KMT10LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    パスタはアルデンテに茹ゆでると、ちょうど良よい歯はごたえになる。

    If pasta is boiled al dente, it will have just the right chewiness.

    KMT10Food & Dining
    新あたらしいプロジェクトは歯はごたえがあるが、やりがいも大おおきい。

    The new project is challenging, but also very rewarding.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    歯
    よわい・は・よわ.い・よわい.する…(1)
    tooth・cog
    Kanji
    ご
    go
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
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