Today’s Gitaigo
– 擬態語 – mimetic word;
expressions about a situation/ condition of things or gesture/ motion of people or any other creatures
くねくね - in Hiragana
クネクネ – in Katakana
[kune-kune]
meaning:
winding, meandering, zigzag
wriggling, wiggling, waving
implications:
a situation/ condition that something is winding or meandering and
turns repeatedly in a zigzag or like a snake
a situation/ condition that causes something to wriggle or wave
practical usage:
It is used for something which is winding, meandering or waving.
It is also used for something, such as body if you twist or contort your body
私(わたし)は、くねくね曲(ま)がった道（みち）を歩(ある)きます。
[Watashiwa kunekune magatta michiwo arukimasu]
I walk on a road which turns in a zigzag.
私(わたし)は、くねくねした道（みち）を歩(ある)きます。
[Watashiwa kunekuneshita michiwo arukimasu]
I walk on a winding road.
私(わたし)は、腰(こし)をくねくね動かします。
[Watashiwa koshiwo kunekune ugokashimasu]
I wiggle my hips.
photo:
We went hiking with our dog recently. We plan to go hiking and exercise more this year as our New Year’s resolution. What is your New Year’s resolution?
The road was ‘kunekune’ and it turns in a zigzag like a snake.
****similar Gitaigo
くねくねと[kune-kune-to] as adverb
: in a zigzag, like a snake
くねくねした[kune-kune-shita] as adjective
くねくねとした[kune-kune-toshita] as adjective
くねくねする[kune-kune-suru] as verb
うねうね[une-une]
: especially something, such as a mountain which has a height difference and is winding
うねうねした[une-une-shita] as adjective
うねうねとした[une-une-toshita] as adjective
うねうねと[une-une-to] as adverb
うねうねする[uen-une-suru] as verb
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