Japanese symbol for “clipped”

しゃきしゃき

Romaji: shakishaki

crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped

In Japanese, clipped is しゃきしゃき (shakishaki).

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Meanings

adv, adv-to, vs crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk

Written forms: —. Readings: しゃきしゃき、シャキシャキ、シャッキシャッキ.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.