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ちりぢり
chirijiri
Description
「ちりぢり」は、いっしょにいた人や物が、あちこちにばらばらに分かれてしまうことを表す言葉です。
"ちりぢり" is a word that expresses people or things who were together scattering here and there.
戦争や事故のあと、家族がちりぢりになる、というように使います。
It is used like when a family becomes ちりぢり after a war or accident.
Meanings
ちりぢりchirijiri
scattered in all directions; separated
みんなちりぢりに逃げた。
Everyone scattered and ran away.
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Notes
- Etymology
reduplication of 散り (chiri), from the verb 散る 'to scatter,' emphasizing dispersal.
- Nuance
often used with なる or に as ちりぢりになる, stressing people or things breaking apart.
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