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Nature & Environment

わさわさ

wasa-wasa

Rustling and swaying (leaves/grass); restlessly unsettled

The heavy, thick rustling of dense vegetation — a jungle canopy swaying, thick grass moving in wind, or a grove of trees shaking together.

💡Walking through a dense bamboo grove — 'The bamboo was rustling wasa-wasa all around us.'

Example

庭の雑草がわさわさと茂っている。

The thick grass is rustling wasa-wasa.

Quiz yourself

The overgrown garden was ___ rustling in the summer wind.

生い茂った庭が夏の風で○○と揺れていた。

forestgardenwindsummerautumn
Intermediate