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がらがら

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See also: からから

Japanese

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Adjective

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がらがら or ガラガラ (garagara-na (adnominal がらがら (garagara na), adverbial がらがら (garagara ni))

  1. (onomatopoeia) empty, not crowded, vacant
    • 2019 October 11, “台風に備え、食料などの買い物客続々 12日東日本上陸へ”, in Sankei Shimbun[1]:
      (たい)(ふう)19(じゅうきゅう)(ごう)(そな)え、(しょう)(ひん)(だな)がらがらとなっている(とう)(きょう)()(ない)のスーパー
      Taifū jūkyū-gō ni sonae, shōhin dana ga garagara to natteiru Tōkyōto-nai no sūpā
      In preparation for typhoon 19, Tokyo supermarket shelves are growing empty
  2. (onomatopoeia) raspy (voice)

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Adverb

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がらがら or ガラガラ (garagara

  1. (onomatopoeia) rattlingly
  2. (onomatopoeia, figurative) entirely, destructively
    • 2020 April 27, “池上彰が語る「挫折からの立ち直り方」、人生設計が崩れる瞬間からどう復活したのか”, in ビジネスIT+[2]:
      これを()いて(がく)(ぜん)としました。N(エヌ)H( エイチ)K( ケー)(ろう)()で、()(ぶん)(じん)(せい)(せっ)(けい)がらがら(くず)れた(しゅん)(かん)でした。このとき、(わたし)53(ごじゅうさん)(さい)(かい)(せつ)()(いん)(みち)()ざされたとなると、もはやN(エヌ)H( エイチ)K( ケー)にいても、(げん)()()(しゃ)()(ごと)はできません。
      Kore o kīte gakuzen to shimashita. Enu eichi kē no rōka de, jibun no jinsei sekkei ga garagara to kuzureta shunkan de shita. Konotoki, watashi wa gojūsan-sai. Kaisetsu iin no michi ga tozasareta to naruto, mohaya enu eichi kē ni itemo, genba kisha no shigoto wa dekimasen.
      I was shocked to hear it. In a corridor at NHK my life came crashing down. I was 53 at the time. My path to becoming a commentator was closed, and I would no longer even have a job as NHK field reporter.
  3. (onomatopoeia) with sound of sliding door

Noun

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がらがら or ガラガラ (garagara

  1. rattle (baby's toy)
  2. lottery wheel

Verb

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がらがらする or ガラガラする (garagara surusuru (stem がらがら (garagara shi), past がらがらした (garagara shita))

  1. (onomatopoeia) rattle, gargle