がくがく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
ガクガク

Pronunciation

(when used as a verb or adverb):

  • (Tokyo) くがく [gàkúgákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

(when used as an adjective):

  • (Tokyo) くがく [gáꜜkùgàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

がくがくする • (gakugaku suru) suru (stem がくがく (gakugaku suru shi), past がくがくした (gakugaku suru shita))

  1. (onomatopoeia) trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth)
    <ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>ひざ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>がくがくする
    hiza ga gakugaku suru
    leg is trembling
  2. (onomatopoeia) coming loose
    いすの(あし)がくがくする
    isu no ashiga gakugaku suru
    the leg of the chair is wobbling
Conjugation

Adverb

がくがく • (gakugaku) 

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Adjective

がくがく • (gakugaku) -na (adnominal がくがく (gakugaku na na), adverbial がくがく (gakugaku ni ni))

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Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
諤諤
諤々
愕愕
愕々

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くがく [gàkúgákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective

がくがく • (gakugaku) 

  1. outspoken
  2. speaking in a boisterous way
Inflection

Noun

がくがく • (gakugaku) 

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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