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Nature & Environment

かさこそ

kasa-koso

Quiet rustling

The gentle, almost secretive sound of dry leaves or a small creature moving through undergrowth. Softer than 'gasakasa'.

💡Hearing a lizard in dry leaves — 'Something went kasa-koso in the fallen leaves.'

Example

落ち葉の中からかさこそと音がした。

There was a kasa-koso rustling from the fallen leaves.

Quiz yourself

I heard a ___ sound in the leaves — probably a mouse.

葉っぱの中から○○と音がした。ネズミかな。

rustlingquietleavescreaturesubtle
Intermediate