がらがら

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See also: からから

Japanese

Adjective

がらがら or ガラガラ • (garagara) -na (adnominal がらがらな (garagara na), adverbial がらがらに (garagara ni))

  1. (onomatopoeia) empty, not crowded, vacant
    • 2019 October 11, “台風に備え、食料などの買い物客続々　12日東日本上陸へ”, in Sankei Shimbun‎:
      台(たい)風(ふう)19(じゅうきゅう)号(ごう)に備(そな)え、商(しょう)品(ひん)棚(だな)ががらがらとなっている東(とう)京(きょう)都(と)内(ない)のスーパー
      Taifū jūkyū-gō ni sonae, shōhin dana ga garagara to natteiru Tōkyōto-nai no sūpā
      In preparation for typhoon 19, Tokyo supermarket shelves are growing empty
  2. (onomatopoeia) raspy (voice)

Synonyms

Adverb

がらがら or ガラガラ • (garagara) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) rattlingly
  2. (onomatopoeia, figurative) entirely, destructively
    • 2020 April 27, “池上彰が語る「挫折からの立ち直り方」、人生設計が崩れる瞬間からどう復活したのか”, in ビジネスIT+‎:
      これを聞(き)いて愕(がく)然(ぜん)としました。N(エヌ)H( エイチ)K( ケー)の廊(ろう)下(か)で、自(じ)分(ぶん)の人(じん)生(せい)設(せっ)計(けい)ががらがらと崩(くず)れた瞬(しゅん)間(かん)でした。このとき、私(わたし)は53(ごじゅうさん)歳(さい)。解(かい)説(せつ)委(い)員(いん)の道(みち)が閉(と)ざされたとなると、もはやN(エヌ)H( エイチ)K( ケー)にいても、現(げん)場(ば)記(き)者(しゃ)の仕(し)事(ごと)はできません。
      Kore o kīte gakuzen to shimashita. Enu eichi kē no rōka de, jibun no jinsei sekkei ga garagara to kuzureta shunkan de shita. Konotoki, watashi wa gojūsan-sai. Kaisetsu iin no michi ga tozasareta to naruto, mohaya enu eichi kē ni itemo, genba kisha no shigoto wa dekimasen.
      I was shocked to hear it. In a corridor at NHK my life came crashing down. I was 53 at the time. My path to becoming a commentator was closed, and I would no longer even have a job as NHK field reporter.
  3. (onomatopoeia) with sound of sliding door

Noun

がらがら or ガラガラ • (garagara) 

  1. rattle (baby's toy)
  2. lottery wheel

Verb

がらがらする or ガラガラする • (garagara suru) suru (stem がらがらし (garagara shi), past がらがらした (garagara shita))

  1. (onomatopoeia) rattle, gargle
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