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ぼきっと

boki-tto

Snapping (bone / branch)

The decisive cracking sound of a bone or thick branch breaking. Conveys a sudden, clean break.

💡Stepping on a dry branch in the forest — 'The branch broke boki-tto under my foot.'

Example

枯れ枝をぼきっと折った。

I snapped the dry branch boki-tto.

Quiz yourself

He broke the pencil ___ in frustration.

彼はイライラして鉛筆を○○と折った。

snappingbonebranchbreakingcrack
Intermediate