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Movement & Speed

ざざっと

zazatto

Rushing or sliding quickly

Moving quickly with a sweeping, rough motion. Sliding across a surface or rushing through something at speed.

💡Used for sliding down a slope, rushing through a crowd, or quickly scanning through documents.

Example

砂利の坂をざざっと滑り降りた。

I slid quickly down the gravel slope.

Quiz yourself

He ___ slid down the sandy hillside to the beach.

彼は砂の斜面を___と滑り降りて浜辺に出た。

rushingslidingquickroughsweeping
Intermediate