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Texture & Touch

ぐにゅぐにゅ

gunyu-gunyu

Squishy soft / malleable

Soft and pliable like clay or dough, easily shaped by pressing. A playful, tactile sensation.

💡Playing with slime — 'The slime felt gunyu-gunyu in my hands.'

Example

粘土をぐにゅぐにゅとこねた。

I kneaded the clay gunyu-gunyu.

Quiz yourself

The kids loved squishing the ___ playdough.

子供たちは○○の粘土をこねるのが大好きだ。

squishymalleableclaydoughplayful
Intermediate