“Scraping” in Japanese
Short answer
Scraping in Japanese is “がりがり” (garigari). Full meaning: crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones.
Other ways to say “Scraping” in Japanese
スクレイピング
sukureipingu (web) scraping; scraping (wax from a ski or snowboard)
かりかり
karikari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
ガリガリ
garigari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
カリガリ
karigari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
カリカリ
karikari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
ガリガリッ
garigari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
カリカリッ
karikari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
かりかりっ
karikari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
ガリガリっ
garigari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
がりがりっ
garigari crunching, chewing or crushing something hard, scraping, scratching; hard and crunchy; very skinny, emaciated, all skin and bones
擦り
kosuri rubbing, scrubbing, scraping
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