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Nature & Environment

ざわざわ

zawa-zawa

Rustling leaves or crowd murmur

The sound of leaves rustling in the wind or a crowd stirring with unease. Evokes an atmosphere of restless movement in nature.

💡Walking through a forest on a windy day — 'The trees were zawa-zawa all around us.'

Example

風で木の葉がざわざわと揺れている。

The leaves are swaying zawa-zawa in the wind.

Quiz yourself

The forest was ___ as the autumn wind blew through the trees.

秋風が吹いて、森が○○と音を立てていた。

forestwindleafautumnmountain
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