ぎざぎざ・刻々・段々・刻刻・段段gizagiza
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Definitions
- nounnotches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
- na-adjective, adverb (with と), suru verbnotched; serrated; jagged; corrugated; milled
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | ぎざぎざする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | ぎざぎざします |
| Negative (nai) | ぎざぎざしない |
| polite (masen) | ぎざぎざしません |
| classical zu / nu | ぎざぎざせず・ぎざぎざせぬ |
| Past (ta) | ぎざぎざした |
| polite (mashita) | ぎざぎざしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | ぎざぎざしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | ぎざぎざしませんでした |
| Te form | ぎざぎざして |
| Potential | ぎざぎざできる |
| Passive | ぎざぎざされる |
| Causative | ぎざぎざさせる |
| Causative passive | ぎざぎざさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | ぎざぎざすれば |
| tara | ぎざぎざしたら |
| Volitional | ぎざぎざしよう |
| polite (mashou) | ぎざぎざしましょう |
| Imperative | ぎざぎざしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related凸凹でこぼこNeutralNeutral in register, 凸凹（でこぼこ） describes unevenness of alternating bumps and hollows—a rutted road, rough ground, an irregular surface—rather than notches or serration cut into an edge.
Choose 刻々（ギザギザ） for notched or serrated edges and for jaggies—stair-step artifacts—in computer images; use 凸凹（でこぼこ） for uneven, bumpy surfaces such as rough roads or ground.
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Japanese definitions
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