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    3. ぎゅうぎゅう

    ぎゅうぎゅう

    ぎゅうぎゅう

    creaking

    KMT5CoreEmotions & PsychologyKana Vocab20 strokes

    ぎゅうぎゅう

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    creaking, squeaking
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle, Adjective

    2.
    packing in tightly, cramming, squeezing
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle

    3.
    hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.), tightly, with force
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Adjective, Particle

    4.
    going hard (on someone), tormenting (e.g. with questions)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    電でん車しゃがぎゅうぎゅう詰づめだった。

    The train was packed tightly.

    KMT4Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    スーツケースに荷に物もつをぎゅうぎゅうに詰つめ込こんだ。

    I crammed my luggage tightly into the suitcase.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    会かい社しゃの予よ算さんはぎゅうぎゅうで、新あたらしいプロジェクトは難むずかしい。

    The company's budget is very tight, making new projects difficult.

    KMT6Business & FinanceWork & Career
    緊きん張ちょうで胸むねがぎゅうぎゅうと締しめ付つけられるようだった。

    My chest felt like it was being squeezed tightly due to nervousness.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & Health
    彼かの女じょは悲かなしみで心こころがぎゅうぎゅうになった。

    Her heart was squeezed tightly with sadness.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology

    Kana that make up this word

    ぎ
    gi
    ゅ
    small yu
    う
    u
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