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Japanese symbol for “flinging”

Romaji: garari
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; flinging (open); forcefully

In Japanese, flinging is (garari).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adv, adv-to (opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; flinging (open); forcefully
  2. adv, adv-to (falling) with a clatter; with a crash
  3. adv, adv-to (changing) completely; totally; utterly; dramatically; suddenly
  4. n louvre window; louvre door

Written forms: . Readings: .

Other Japanese words for “flinging”

WordReadingMeaning
ガラッと garatto(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open)

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.