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Texture & Touch

ぼこぼこ

boko-boko

Dented, full of bumps

A surface covered in dents, bumps, or hollows. Often describes something that has been beaten up or a road full of potholes.

💡Looking at a damaged car — 'The hood is all boko-boko from the hailstorm.'

Example

車のボンネットがぼこぼこにへこんでいる。

The car hood is all boko-boko with dents.

Quiz yourself

The unpaved road was ___ and hard to drive on.

未舗装の道路が○○で運転しにくい。

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Intermediate