ぐにゃぐにゃ

ぐにゃぐにゃ
adverb, na-adjective, onomatopoeia
floppy; limp; rubbery; bent out of shape
descriptive
1. floppy; limp; lacking firmness
Describes something soft and pliable that bends easily, unable to hold its shape.
このゴムはぐにゃぐにゃだ。
This rubber is all floppy.
ぐにゃぐにゃの麺(めん)は食(た)べにくい。
Limp noodles are hard to eat.
赤(あか)ちゃんの体(からだ)はぐにゃぐにゃで柔(やわ)らかい。
A baby's body is floppy and soft.
2. bent out of shape; warped; twisted
Describes something that has lost its original straight or rigid form.
針金(はりがね)がぐにゃぐにゃに曲(ま)がった。
The wire got bent all out of shape.
暑(あつ)さでチョコレートがぐにゃぐにゃになった。
The chocolate went all soft and misshapen from the heat.
棚(たな)の上(うえ)に重(おも)いものを置(お)いたら、板(いた)がぐにゃぐにゃに反(そ)ってしまった。
When I put heavy things on the shelf, the board warped all out of shape.

Mimetic word expressing something soft, pliable, and unable to maintain its shape. The reduplication of ぐにゃ intensifies the sense of floppiness or distortion.

Usage

  • ぐにゃぐにゃだ — predicative ("is floppy")
  • ぐにゃぐにゃな＋noun — attributive ("floppy [thing]")
  • ぐにゃぐにゃに＋verb — adverbial ("became floppy")
  • ぐにゃぐにゃする — "to be all floppy"

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ふにゃふにゃ: soft and weak, lacking energy or firmness — emphasizes weakness more than distortion
  • ぐにゃり: a single bending or warping motion (non-reduplicated form)
  • ぐねぐね: winding, meandering — describes a path or shape rather than texture

Related Words

Compare: ふにゃふにゃ (soft and weak, lacking energy…)
Compare: へなへな (weak)
Compare: くにゃくにゃ (limp)
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Added 2026.4.23 23:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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