ザラザラ

Frequency rank: 41,672. – 42,320. (for form ざらざら: 28,646. – 28,849.)
    adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle; noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  1. rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; sandy; granularonomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle
  2. rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Forms
  • ザラザラFrequency rank: 41,672. – 42,320.
  • ざらざらFrequency rank: 28,646. – 28,849.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; sandy; granular
    2. This meaning refers to textures that feel uneven or harsh to the touch. It can describe surfaces or materials that are not smooth.
    That stone is rough.
    His voice is rough.
  2. rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
    3. This definition describes the sound made by small objects moving against each other, creating a rattling noise.
    The beans are rattling.
    Her necklace is rattling.
Generated collocations (experimental)
rough texturegritty voicecoarse sandrough skingranular surfacerattling soundcoarse feelingto feel roughgravelly roadgritty gravel
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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Wiktionary
Example sentences
8 results
1. 。
The wall was made of rough stones.
Tatoeba
2. 。
His hands feel rough.
Tatoeba
3. 。
The tongue of a cat feels rough.
Tatoeba
4. 。
They were made of rough brown leather.
Tatoeba
5. 。
The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.
Tatoeba
6. 。
This paper is rough.
Tatoeba
7. 。
To her, the atmosphere of Tokyo was always dry, rough, and completely uninteresting.
Tatoeba
8. 。
Cats' tongues are rough.
Tatoeba
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