サラサラ
Meanings
Adverb
Adverb taking と
1. with a rustling sound (Onomatopoeia)
2. rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; purling (Onomatopoeia)
3. slurping down (ochazuke) (Onomatopoeia)
4. quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease; smoothly; fluently (Onomatopoeia)
No-adjective
Adverb
Adverb taking と
Suru verb
5. smooth and dry (hair, sand, etc.); silky; powdery (e.g. snow); free-flowing (e.g. blood) (Onomatopoeia)
Other readings
Examples8
小川
We can hear a brook murmuring.
木の葉
I heard the leaves rustling.
あの
His hair is silky smooth.
あの人
Their hair is silky smooth.
サラサラ
Your hair's so smooth and pretty. What kind of shampoo do you use?
初め
At first, I didn't intend to take over the family business.