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    3. がさがさ

    がさがさ

    がさがさ

    rustling

    KMT3CoreCore ConceptsNature & EnvironmentKana Vocab16 strokes

    がさがさガサガサ

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    1.
    rustling
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Noun, Adjective, Particle, Adverb, Verb, Participle

    2.
    dry, rough feeling, rough to the touch
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Verb, Noun, Participle

    3.
    rough (of a person), coarse, crude, unrefined, uncouth
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    4.
    catching fish with a net

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    落おち葉ばが風かぜでがさがさ鳴なった。

    The fallen leaves rustled in the wind.

    KMT2Nature & Environment
    彼かれの肌はだは冬ふゆになるとがさがさになる。

    His skin gets dry and rough in winter.

    KMT3Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    森もりの中なかを歩あるくと、足あし元もとで枯かれ葉はががさがさと音おとを立たてる。

    When walking in the forest, dry leaves rustle underfoot.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    手て洗あらいのしすぎで、手てががさがさになってしまった。

    My hands became rough and dry from washing them too much.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    茂しげみの中なかからがさがさという音おとが聞きこえ、何なにかが動うごいているようだった。

    I heard a rustling sound from the bushes, as if something was moving.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentAnimals

    Kana that make up this word

    が
    ga
    さ
    sa
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