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ぞりぞり

zori-zori

Scraping, rough shaving

The rasping sensation and sound of scraping something rough, especially shaving stubble with a razor or scratching rough fabric.

💡Used for shaving without cream, scraping dried mud off shoes, or the sound of rough rubbing.

Example

ぞりぞりとひげを剃る音が洗面所から聞こえた。

I could hear the scraping sound of shaving from the bathroom.

Quiz yourself

He was ___ shaving his beard with the old razor.

古いカミソリで___とひげを剃っていた。

scrapingshavingraspingroughrubbing
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