ジグザグ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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From English zig-zag, perhaps aided by the fact that the English word resembles a Japanese onomatopoeic adverb, although it does not exactly behave like one.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ジグザグ (jiguzagu-na (adnominal ジグザグ (jiguzagu na na), adverbial ジグザグ (jiguzagu ni ni))

  1. zig-zag
    ジグザグに(はし)
    jiguzagu ni hashiru
    to run in a zig-zag

Inflection

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Noun

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ジグザグ (jiguzagu

  1. zig-zag

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN