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Sound & Noise

ぎこぎこ

giko-giko

Sawing back and forth

The rhythmic, rasping sound of a saw cutting through wood or metal. The back-and-forth motion creates a distinctive grating sound.

💡Used for sawing wood, cutting metal with a handsaw, or any back-and-forth cutting motion.

Example

大工さんが板をぎこぎこと手鋸で切っていた。

The carpenter was sawing the board back and forth with a handsaw.

Quiz yourself

Grandfather was ___ cutting firewood in the backyard.

おじいちゃんが裏庭で___と薪を切っていた。

sawingcuttingwoodback-and-forthrasping
Intermediate