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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

Mimetic sound of hard objects hitting each other lightly and repeatedly, like small items falling or rattling.

with a fling; with a swing

Describes the brisk, light motion of opening a door, window, or similar object, often with a single quick movement.

bright and clear; perfectly fine

Used for weather or sky that has cleared up completely and pleasantly, often after rain or clouds.

nicely dry; crisply

Describes laundry, air, or fried food that is thoroughly dry or crisp, without any dampness or sogginess.

cheerfully; frankly; open-heartedly

Describes a person's bright, open, and unguarded manner, often in speech or laughter.

Used with verbs like 忘れる or 変わる to indicate a complete, thorough change or forgetting, often with a sense of lightness.

〈物もの〉がからりと落おちるfor something to fall with a light clatter
小こ石いしが地じ面めんにからりと落おちた。
The pebble fell to the ground with a light clatter.
〈物もの〉をからりと開あけるto open something with a brisk swing
彼かれは窓まどをからりと開あけた。
He swung the window open briskly.
〈場ば所しょ〉の空そらがからりと晴はれるfor the sky to clear up brightly
雨あめ上あがりの空そらがからりと晴はれた。
The sky cleared up brightly after the rain.
〈物もの〉がからりと乾かわくfor something to dry out crisply
洗せん濯たく物ものがからりと乾かわいた。
The laundry dried out nice and crisp.
〈人ひと〉がからりと笑わらうfor someone to laugh in an open, cheerful way
彼かの女じょはからりと笑わらって答こたえた。
She answered with a bright, open laugh.
〈事こと〉をからりと忘わすれるto forget something completely and lightly
昨日きのうの失しっ敗ぱいをからりと忘わすれた。
I completely forgot about yesterday's mistake, just like that.

からっと
からり and からっと both describe a crisp, dry quality (of weather, laundry, fried food), but からっと leans toward emphasizing refreshing dryness while からり can also describe light clattering sounds or brisk opening motions.
からからN3sense 1
からから describes a repeated, continuous light clattering sound, while からり usually describes a single, brief clatter.
すっかりN4sense 6
すっかり means "completely" in a plain, neutral way, while からり in this sense keeps a light, breezy onomatopoeic feel even when meaning the same thing.

どんよりN1sense 3
どんより describes a heavy, overcast, gloomy sky, the opposite of からり's bright, cleared-up weather.
しっとりN2sense 4
しっとり describes something pleasantly moist or damp, the opposite of からり's thoroughly dry, crisp quality.

ガラリN1sense 2
がらり sounds similar to からり but describes a louder, heavier, or more forceful opening or change, whereas からり is lighter and quieter.

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it likely derives from the sound or feeling of lightness and crispness.