N11465/3019

砂利じゃり

nounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)colloquialusually written using kana alone

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Meanings

  • gravel, ballast, pebbles
  • child, rugrat, ankle-biter

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Example sentences

にわ砂利じゃりめることで、雑草ざっそう成長せいちょうおさえることができる。

By laying gravel throughout the garden, you can suppress the growth of weeds.

工事こうじ現場げんばでは砂利じゃり大量たいりょう使つかわれており、トラックが何台なんだい往来おうらいしていた。

At the construction site, large amounts of gravel were being used, and many trucks were coming and going.

砂利じゃりみちあるくたびに足元あしもとでじゃりじゃりとおとがして、夜中よなかには近所きんじょ迷惑めいわくになりそうだった。

Every time I walked along the gravel path, there was a crunching sound underfoot, and it seemed like it would disturb the neighbors in the middle of the night.

あの砂利じゃりどもが公園こうえんさわいでいるせいで、老人ろうじんたちがゆっくりやすめないとなげいていた。

The old people were lamenting that because of those rugrats making a ruckus in the park, they couldn't rest in peace.

鉄道てつどう線路せんろには砂利じゃりかれており、これが枕木まくらぎ安定あんていさせ振動しんどう吸収きゅうしゅうする役割やくわりたしている。

Gravel is laid along railway tracks, where it plays the role of stabilizing the sleepers and absorbing vibrations.