Japanese symbol for “gritty”
ザラザラ
ザラザラ
Romaji: zarazara
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; sandy
In Japanese, gritty is ザラザラ (zarazara).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, adv rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; sandy; granular
- adv, adv-to rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
Written forms: —. Readings: ザラザラ、ざらざら.
Other Japanese words for “gritty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| じゃりじゃり | じゃりじゃり jarijari | crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gritty”.
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.