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みしみし

mishi-mishi

Wood groaning under strain

The low creaking of wood bearing heavy weight — old floorboards about to give way, a bookshelf packed too full, or an old house in wind.

💡Walking across a very old bridge — 'The bridge groaned mishi-mishi with each step.'

Example

古い橋がみしみしときしんだ。

The old bridge creaked mishi-mishi.

Quiz yourself

The old wooden floor ___ groaned as the movers carried the piano across.

引っ越し業者がピアノを運ぶと古い床が○○ときしんだ。

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