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ぼそぼそ

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Kana: ぼそぼそ
Romaji: bosoboso
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Definitions

adv
vs
1

dry and crumbling

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2

whispering; subdued; murmuring; muttering

3

tasteless; flavorless; flavourless

Example Sentences

外米(がいまい)はぼそぼそしていて、日本人(にっぽんじん)(くち)には()わない。
➥Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.
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(かわ)いてぼそぼそになったパンをかみながらの(やま)(たび)で、大蛇(だいじゃ)にあった。
➥While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.
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その内気(うちき)少年(しょうねん)はぼそぼそと自分(じぶん)名前(なまえ)をつぶやいた。
➥The shy boy murmured his name.
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