がりがり
Frequency rank: 28,850. – 29,089. (for form ガリガリ: 12,334. – 12,366.)
Alsoガリガリ
- crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; scraping; scratchingonomatopoeic or mimetic word
- hard and crunchyonomatopoeic or mimetic word
- very skinny; emaciated; all skin and bonesonomatopoeic or mimetic word
adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle
Generated: This meaning refers to the sound or action of breaking something hard, such as food or materials, typically involving the use of teeth or another tool.
He is crunching on potato chips.
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Generated: This meaning describes a texture that is difficult to bite through or that produces a sharp sound when broken or bitten.
Generated: This meaning describes a person's physical appearance when they are very thin, often suggesting a lack of proper nutrition or health.