Illustration: At a community-center craft table, an adult lifts a broad paper strip freshly cut with pinking shears. Its long edge has a conspicuous succession of pointed triangular teeth and deep matching notches. A second strip with a smooth straight edge lies directly underneath for a clear comparison.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

ギザギザ

gizagiza

jagged, serrated

Example sentences

  1. 缶詰かんづめを缶切かんきりで開あけた後あとはふちがギザギザになっているから、手てを切きらないように気きをつけてね。

    The edges of the lid of a can become sharp when you open one with a can opener, so be careful not to cut yourself.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. サクラ属ぞくの葉はの形かたちは多おおくの物もので楕円形だえんがたであり、葉はの端はしはぎざぎざになっていることが多おおい。

    The leaves of Genus Cerasus are mostly oval with serrated edges.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. ぎざぎざのかどが彼かれのズボンに引ひっかかって穴あなを空あけた。

    The jagged edge ripped a hole in his trousers.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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