ギザギザ

ギザギザ is an onomatopoeic word describing rough, uneven edges with sharp points — like saw teeth or torn paper.

Common patterns

• ギザギザの + noun: ギザギザの葉(は) (jagged leaf)
• noun + がギザギザだ: 端(はし)がギザギザだ (the edge is jagged)
• ギザギザに + verb: ギザギザに切(き)る (to cut jaggedly)
• ギザギザした + noun: ギザギザした形(かたち) (jagged shape)

Common collocations

• ギザギザの刃(は): serrated blade
• ギザギザの線(せん): zigzag line
• ギザギザした岩(いわ): jagged rock

Similar words

• でこぼこ: bumpy, uneven (surface irregularity)
• ジグザグ: zigzag (a line that turns sharply back and forth)