かさかさkasakasa

1. no-adjective, na-adjective, suru verb, adverb (with と)dry and rough; desiccated
   冬ふゆの冷つめたい風かぜに何時間なんじかんもさらされていたせいで肌はだがカサカサになった。↗

   After spending hours out in the cold winter wind, my skin got all chapped and dry.
2. adverb (with と)rustling

• SynonymパサパサCasualColloquial. Dried-out and brittle: food or hair that has lost moisture. More about texture than 「カサカサ」, which suggests roughness and a rustling sound.
• SynonymさらさらCasualColloquial. A light rustle or the rippling of a stream — dry and smooth rather than rough; smoother and lighter than 「カサカサ」.
• SynonymドライCasualColloquial loanword. Dry, but also unemotional or matter-of-fact — used for a rational, detached attitude in relationships, which 「カサカサ」 does not cover.
• Synonym乾いたかわいたNeutralNeutral. Simply dry or parched — the state of having no moisture, without the rough texture or rustling sound implied by 「カサカサ」.
• RelatedからからCasualColloquial. Bone-dry or dried-up — so dry nothing is left, or hollow and empty; also a rattling, clattering sound.
• Related乾性かんせいNeutralNeutral, technical. Dry or dryness as a property — drying quickly or a dry skin type, as in 「乾性肌」; a term rather than everyday description.
• Relatedカサカサ鳴るカサカサなるNeutralNeutral. To rustle — the light sound of dry things brushing together; covers the sound side of 「カサカサ」 as a verb phrase.
• AntonymつるつるCasualColloquial. Smooth and slick — a surface with no roughness or flaking; the opposite of rough 「カサカサ」.
• AntonymしっとりCasualColloquial. Moist and soft — skin that is hydrated and supple; the direct opposite of dry, rough 「カサカサ」.

Use 「カサカサ」 for dry, rough skin or lips and for dry leaves rustling, as in 「肌がカサカサする」. For dried-out food or hair say 「パサパサ」; for bone-dry, 「からから」. The opposite is 「しっとり」.

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