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Movement & Speed

のっしのっし

nosshi-nosshi

Stomping heavily with great weight

Walking with heavy, ground-shaking steps — a sumo wrestler approaching, an elephant walking, or a large robot moving.

💡An elephant walking — 'The elephant nosshi-nosshi walked across the plain.'

Example

象がのっしのっし歩いている。

The elephant is nosshi-nosshi walking.

Quiz yourself

The sumo wrestler ___ walked into the ring.

力士が○○土俵に上がった。

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