"ざわざわ" meaning in Japanese

See ざわざわ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: ざわざわ [canonical], ザワザワ [canonical], zawazawa [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|ザワザワ}} ざわざわ or ザワザワ • (zawazawa)
  1. (onomatopoeia) noisy, boisterous, like the noise or bustle of a crowd of people talking Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-ざわざわ-ja-adv-0U32Ly1M Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 48 52

Verb

Forms: ざわざわする [canonical], ザワザワする [canonical], zawazawa suru [romanization], ざわざわし [stem], ざわざわした [past]
Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|ザワザワ}} ざわざわする or ザワザワする • (zawazawa suru) suru (stem ざわざわし (zawazawa shi), past ざわざわした (zawazawa shita))
  1. be noisy
    Sense id: en-ざわざわ-ja-verb-menlblz- Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 42 58 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
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    },
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Download raw JSONL data for ざわざわ meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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