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ぎすぎす

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ぎすぎす or ギスギス • (gisugisu)  (optionally as ぎすぎすと (gisugisu to))

  1. unsociably
  2. coldly, cruelly

Verb

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ぎすぎすする or ギスギスする • (gisugisu suru) suru (stem ぎすぎすし (gisugisu shi), past ぎすぎすした (gisugisu shita))

  1. to be stiff, unsociable
  2. to be cruel, cold

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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