がやがや

also: かやかや

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

がやがやする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	がやがやする	がやがやしない
Polite	がやがやします	がやがやしません
Past polite	がやがやしました	がやがやしませんでした
Past	がやがやした	がやがやしなかった
Te-form	がやがやして	がやがやしないで
Desire	がやがやしたい	がやがやしたくない
Potential	がやがやできる	がやがやできない
Passive	がやがやされる	がやがやされない
Causative	がやがやさせる	がやがやさせない
Causative passive	がやがやさせられる	がやがやさせられない
Volitional	がやがやしよう
Polite volitional	がやがやしましょう
Imperative	がやがやしろ	がやがやするな
Conditional	がやがやすれば	がやがやしなければ
Tara conditional	がやがやしたら	がやがやしなかったら

Meanings

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

noisily; in a hubbub; chatteringly

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Describes a crowd or group of people talking loudly and creating a noisy, bustling atmosphere. Often used with と and する.

教きょう室しつの中なかががやがやと騒さわがしかった。
The classroom was noisy with chatter.
会かい場じょうは人ひとでがやがやしていた。
The venue was buzzing with people.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

loudly (laughing)

onomatopoeic or mimetic wordarchaic

Only with reading かやかや / カヤカヤ

Archaic mimetic word for loud laughter, restricted to the obsolete readings かやかや and カヤカヤ. Not used in modern Japanese.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「かやかやと笑わらう」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。
In old texts, the expression 'かやかやと笑う' (laugh loudly) can be found.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉ががやがやするfor a place to be noisy/abuzz with chatter
休やすみ時じ間かんになると教きょう室しつががやがやする。
During recess, the classroom gets noisy with chatter.
〈人ひと〉ががやがやと話はなすfor people to talk noisily in a hubbub
駅えき前まえで人ひと々びとががやがやと話はなしていた。
People were chattering noisily in front of the station.
がやがやとした〈場ば所しょ〉a bustling, noisy place
がやがやとした市いち場ばが好すきだ。
I like bustling, noisy markets.

Related words

ざわざわN1sense 1
がやがや describes loud, distinct chatter from a crowd, while ざわざわ suggests a lower, more continuous murmur or rustling.
わいわいN1sense 1
がやがや is neutral or slightly negative in tone, whereas わいわい conveys lively, cheerful noise like excited friends or playing children.
騒さわがしいN3sense 1
騒がしい is a plain adjective meaning noisy in general, while がやがや is a mimetic adverb specifically evoking the sound of many voices chattering.
ワンワン
ワンワン used for clamor emphasizes a loud, echoing reverberation, while がやがや describes the indistinct buzz of many people talking at once.
どやどやN1
がやがや describes the noisy chatter or buzz of a crowd talking, while どやどや describes the noisy tramping sound of a crowd moving or entering.

Opposites

死し因いん sense 1
がやがや describes a noisy hubbub of voices, while しいん is the mimetic word for total, dead silence.
シーンN2
がやがや describes noisy chatter and bustle, the opposite of the dead quiet expressed by シーン.

Written forms

がやがやUsage48%
Standard hiragana spelling for the common mimetic word meaning noisy chatter.
ガヤガヤUsage52%
Katakana variant often used for emphasis or in informal writing.
かやかや
out-dated reading
Obsolete kana form for the archaic laughing sense.
カヤカヤ
out-dated reading
Obsolete katakana form for the archaic laughing sense.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word mimicking the sound of many people talking at once. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a typical reduplicative mimetic form in Japanese.