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    3. ガタガタ

    ガタガタ

    ガタガタ

    rattling

    KMT3CoreRef L1Core ConceptsKana Vocab14 strokes

    ガタガタがたがた

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    1.
    rattling, clattering
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2.
    trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3.
    whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Particle, Adjective

    4.
    rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    地じ震しんで窓まどがガタガタ揺ゆれた。

    The window rattled from the earthquake.

    KMT2Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing
    寒さむさで体からだがガタガタ震ふるえた。

    My body shivered from the cold.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyWeather & Geography
    この机つくえは足あしがガタガタしていて、安あん定ていしない。

    This desk has wobbly legs and isn't stable.

    KMT3Home & HousingDaily Life
    彼かれは緊きん張ちょうで膝ひざがガタガタ震ふるえていた。

    His knees were trembling from nervousness.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    古ふるい橋はしは車くるまが通とおるたびにガタガタと音おとを立たてた。

    The old bridge rattled every time a car passed over it.

    KMT4Travel & TransportationHome & Housing

    Kana that make up this word

    ガ
    ga
    タ
    ta
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