How to say 'Empty' or 'Rattling' in Japanese | がらがら

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The Japanese word for Empty or Rattling is 'Garagara', written as がらがら in Japanese.

word

がらがら

Meaning

Empty, Rattling

Reading

Garagara

Explanation

The Japanese adjective 'がらがら (がらがら)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'rattling', which describes a sound made by loose objects shaking or clattering together. For example: the train made a rattling sound「電車ががらがらと音を立てた」(でんしゃががらがらとおとをたてた). The second meaning is 'empty', often used to describe a place or space that is devoid of people or things. For example: the station was empty「駅ががらがらだった」(えきががらがらだった). These two meanings are unrelated and depend on the context in which the word is used.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Frequency

1985

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word がらがら

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

が

Reading

hiragana

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Reading

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'Garagara' means 'Empty' or 'Rattling' .

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