How to say scratching in Japanese

ごりごりgorigori Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • scraping; scratching - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • hard (to the bite, to the touch) - onomatopoeia

Example Sentences

木綿momenのnoミットMITTOをwoつければtsukereba赤ちゃんakachanはha自分jibunのno顔kaoをwoひっかかなくhikkakanakuなるnaru。
Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.
彼kareはha背中senakaをwo掻いたりkaitari、爪tsumeをwo噛んだりkandariするsuru癖kuseがgaあるaru。
He has a habit of scratching his back and biting his nails.
彼kareはha頭atamaをwo掻くkaku癖kuseがgaあるaru。
He has the habit of scratching his head.
猫nekoがga窓madoをwo引っかいているhikkaiteiruのnoがga聞こえるkikoeru。
I can hear a cat scratching at the window.
そのsono社会shakai学者gakushaはha背中senakaをwo掻くkaku癖kuseがgaあるaru。
The sociologist has a habit of scratching his back.

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