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Sound & Noise

じゃりじゃり

jari-jari

Gravel or sand crunching

The gritty, grinding sound of walking on gravel, sand, or other coarse particles being crushed underfoot or rubbed together.

💡Used for footsteps on gravel paths, sand in food, or any gritty grinding sound.

Example

砂利道をじゃりじゃりと音を立てて歩いた。

I walked along the gravel path with a crunching sound underfoot.

Quiz yourself

Our footsteps made a ___ sound on the gravel driveway.

砂利の車道を歩くと足音が___と鳴った。

gravelsandgrittywalkingcrunching
Intermediate