ぐずぐず (guzuguzu) Japanese meaning: slowly | Kotomora

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

ぐずぐずする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

usually written using kana aloneonomatopoeic or mimetic word

Describes moving, acting, or deciding in a slow, lingering, or hesitant manner. Often used with する or と.

のろのろN3sense 1
のろのろ emphasizes slow movement itself, while ぐずぐず adds a nuance of hesitation, reluctance, or lack of decisiveness.
もたもた sense 1
もたもた focuses on inefficiency or clumsiness in action, whereas ぐずぐず can also describe indecision or complaining.
ぶつぶつN3sense 2
ぶつぶつ describes muttering complaints under one's breath, while ぐずぐず describes prolonged, whiny grumbling.
ガタガタN1sense 4
がたがた describes something loose enough to rattle or wobble, while ぐずぐず describes something slackened or no longer firmly fixed.

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たらたらN1
たらたら in its 'dawdling' sense overlaps with ぐずぐず, but ぐずぐず more strongly emphasizes hesitation and indecision rather than just slow, aimless action.
グダグダ
グズグズ focuses on hesitating or dawdling before acting, whereas グダグダ describes rambling talk or listless, unfocused behavior.
だらだらN2
ぐずぐず describes hesitating or dawdling before acting, whereas だらだら describes an activity itself continuing sluggishly once it has started.

きびきびN2sense 1
きびきび describes brisk, prompt action, the opposite of the slow, hesitant manner described by ぐずぐず.
てきぱきN2
ぐずぐず describes dawdling or hesitating instead of acting, the opposite of the prompt decisiveness in てきぱき.

ぐずる
ぐずる is a verb meaning to fuss or whine (especially of a child), while ぐずぐず is an adverb describing dawdling, grumbling, or looseness in general.

ぐずぐずUsage77%
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
グズグズUsage19%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
愚ぐ図ず愚ぐ図ずUsage4%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji kanji form; rarely used.

Onomatopoeic or mimetic word; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it imitates the sound or feeling of something slow, sticky, or dragging.