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ぼそぼそ

Readings

ぼそぼそボソボソ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adv, adv-to, vsin a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
  2. 2.
    adv, adv-to, vs, adj-nadry and tasteless; stale

Example sentences

その内気な少年はぼそぼそと自分の名前をつぶやいた。

The shy boy murmured his name.

外米はぼそぼそしていて、日本人の口には合わない。

Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.

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whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

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