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Texture & Touch

ざりざり

zari-zari

Rough and gritty

A coarse, gritty texture like sandpaper or unfinished stone. The feeling of small hard particles scraping against skin.

💡Used for sandpaper, unshaven stubble, rough concrete, or sand in your shoe.

Example

父のあごはざりざりしたひげが生えていた。

My father's chin was rough with gritty stubble.

Quiz yourself

The old brick wall felt ___ rough under my fingers.

古いレンガの壁が指先で___と粗い感触だった。

grittyroughcoarsesandpaperscraping
Intermediate