がりがり garigari
がりがり
garigari
To-Adverb
1. crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; scraping; scratching
Onomatopoeia
inuga honeo garigari kajitte iru.
The dog is crunching a bone.
na-Adjective
2. hard and crunchy
Onomatopoeia
この薩摩 芋 は生焼 けでがりがりする。
kono satsumaimowa namayakede garigari suru.
This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still crunchy.
na-Adjective
3. very skinny; emaciated; all skin and bones
Onomatopoeia
kanojowa garigarini yasete iru.
She is all skin and bone.
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Example Sentences
inuga honeo garigari kajitte iru.
The dog is crunching a bone.
この薩摩 芋 は生焼 けでがりがりする。
kono satsumaimowa namayakede garigari suru.
This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still crunchy.
kanojowa garigarini yasete iru.
She is all skin and bone.
19 Variants Available
Essential 7 items
Adjective
#260502
Adjective
#261792
Adjective
#259928
Adjective
#253742
がりがりで
garigaride
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Roughly; Scratchy
Adjective
#261120
Adjective
#253633
Adjective
#259376
Common 8 items
Adjective
#262222
がりがりじゃありませんでした
garigarijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not crunchy.; Was not scratchy.
Adjective
#254394
Adjective
#255793
がりがりじゃなかったです
garigarijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't crunchy.; Wasn't scratchy.
Adjective
#261488
がりがりでした
garigarideshita
The polite past form
1. Was intensely/roughly doing.; Was scraping/grinding.
Adjective
#258208
Adjective
#261611
Adjective
#256824
がりがりではありませんでした
garigaridewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not vigorously/roughly doing.; Was not scraping/grinding.
Adjective
#258442
Advanced 4 items
がりがりだったら
garigaridattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when it's crunchy/gritty.; If/when it's scraping/scratching.
Adjective
#261785
Adjective
#258085
がりがりであれば
garigarideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when grated; If/when raspy/scratchy
Adjective
#259234
がりがりなら
garigarinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when grating/scraping; If/when harshly rubbing
Adjective
#252861