How to say raspy in Japanese

ガラガラGARAGARAがらがらgaragara Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • with a clatter; with a rattle - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • empty; bare; uninhabited; vacant; unoccupied - onomatopoeia
  • raspy (voice); gravelly; husky - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • with a gargle - onomatopoeia

~する noun / adverb:

  • rough (personality, speech, etc.); unreserved; outspoken; boorish; ill-mannered - onomatopoeia

noun:

  • rattle (e.g. baby's toy) - onomatopoeia

Example Sentences

koeガラガラGARAGARAじゃんjanどうdoushitano
Your voice is raspy. Why?

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