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JLPT N4 · Onomatopoeia

がらがら

empty; rattling

Stroke order of がらがら

4 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

が · 5 strokesら · 2 strokesが · 5 strokesら · 2 strokes

Memory trick

GARA-GARA — 'gara-gara': a 'garage' with nothing in it, rattling empty.

Parts: adverb/na-adj; empty or rattling sound

The characters in がらがら

  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • ら ら — ra (2 strokes)
  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • ら ら — ra (2 strokes)

Example sentence

電車はがらがらでした。

でんしゃはがらがらでした。

The train was nearly empty.

More words: Onomatopoeia

そわそわrestless; fidgetyがっかりdisappointedにこにこsmilingどきどきheart poundingわくわくexcitedいらいらirritatedぺらぺらfluentぴかぴかsparkling; shinyぐっすりsoundly (sleep)ばらばらscattered; in piecesごろごろlazing around; rumblingざあざあpouring (rain)のんびりrelaxed; carefreeすっきりrefreshed; neatぺこぺこstarvingきらきらglittering

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