Illustration: At a small apartment kitchen table, a woman tries to lift a forkful from a thick slice of sponge cake. The cake breaks into a loose mound of fine crumbs before it reaches her mouth.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

パサパサ

pasapasa

dry, crumbly

Example sentences

  1. 初はじめてパンを焼やいてみたけど、なんかパサパサしておいしくない。

    I tried baking bread for the first time, but it’s dry and not tasty.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 初はじめてパンを焼やいてみたんだけど、パサパサで美味おいしくなかった。

    I tried baking bread for the first time, but it came out dry and didn’t taste good.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 魚焼さかなやきすぎてパサパサになっちゃった。

    I overcooked the fish, and it turned out dry.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

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