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Texture & Touch

ごつごつ

gotsu-gotsu

Rugged and bumpy

A hard, uneven surface with lumps and bumps — rocky terrain or rough hands.

💡Hiking on a rocky path — 'The trail is gotsu-gotsu, be careful.'

Example

岩場がごつごつしていて歩きにくい。

The rocky area is gotsu-gotsu and hard to walk on.

Quiz yourself

The mountain trail was ___ with large rocks.

山道が○○した岩だらけで歩きにくかった。

mountainroadhands
Intermediate