{"id":9208,"date":"2026-07-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=9208"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:24:59","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-shiwa-shiwa-shina-shina-and-kasa-kasa-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=9208","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Difference Between \u201cShiwa Shiwa,\u201d \u201cShina Shina,\u201d and \u201cKasa Kasa\u201d in Japanese?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever forgotten a fresh lettuce in the refrigerator for too long?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As time passes, it can become limp, wrinkled, or dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Japanese, these changes are described with three different expressions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shiwa Shiwa (\u3057\u308f\u3057\u308f)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/001_\u305a\u3093\u3060\u3082\u3093\uff08\u30ce\u30fc\u30de\u30eb\uff09_\u3057\u308f\u3057\u308f-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shiwashiwa_main-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=9197\">What Is \u201cShiwa Shiwa\u201d? The Japanese Feeling of Wrinkles and Creases<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Have you ever looked at your fingertips after a long bath? Or crumpled a piece of paper into a little ball? That wrinkled, creased appearance in Japanese is &#8230;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shina Shina (\u3057\u306a\u3057\u306a)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/001_\u305a\u3093\u3060\u3082\u3093\uff08\u30ce\u30fc\u30de\u30eb\uff09_\u3057\u306a\u3057\u306a.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shinashina_main-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=8802\">What Is \u201cShina Shina\u201d? The Japanese Sound of Losing Freshness and Firmness<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Have you ever seen vegetables left out too long becoming limp and weak? Or touched leaves that have lost their crispness and moisture? That wilted, lifeless &#8230;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kasa Kasa (\u304b\u3055\u304b\u3055)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/001_\u305a\u3093\u3060\u3082\u3093\uff08\u30ce\u30fc\u30de\u30eb\uff09_\u304b\u3055\u304b\u3055.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kasakasa_main-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=6559\">What Is \u201cKasa Kasa\u201d? The Japanese Sound of Dryness and Light Rustling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Have you heard the soft sound of dried leaves brushing in the wind?Or felt your skin a little too dry after winter air? That\u2019s when the Japanese onomatopoeia&#8230;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three can happen as something loses freshness, but each focuses on a different aspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Differences Between &#8220;Shiwa Shiwa,&#8221; &#8220;Shina Shina,&#8221; and &#8220;Kasa Kasa&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Expression<\/th><th>Focus<\/th><th>Nuance<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Shiwa Shiwa<\/strong><\/td><td>Wrinkles and folds<\/td><td>Creased, crumpled<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Shina Shina<\/strong><\/td><td>Lost firmness<\/td><td>Wilted, limp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Kasa Kasa<\/strong><\/td><td>Dryness<\/td><td>Dry, rough<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shiwa shiwa \u2192 wrinkled<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shina shina \u2192 wilted<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kasa kasa \u2192 dry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples in Daily Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shiwashiwashinashinakasakasa_1_.png\" alt=\"kasa kasa, shiwa shiwa, shina shina\" class=\"wp-image-9288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shiwashiwashinashinakasakasa_1_.png 320w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shiwashiwashinashinakasakasa_1_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shiwashiwashinashinakasakasa_1_-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example 1: Wrinkled lettuce (Shiwa Shiwa)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old lettuce leaves had many tiny folds and wrinkles \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>shiwa shiwa&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example 2: Wilted lettuce (Shina Shina)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lettuce had lost its crispness and drooped sadly \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>shina shina&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example 3: Dry lettuce (Kasa Kasa)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forgotten lettuce had dried out around the edges \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kasa kasa&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Japanese Perspective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, all three expressions can describe the very same lettuce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shina shina<\/strong> focuses on how it loses firmness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shiwa shiwa<\/strong> focuses on the wrinkles that appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kasa kasa<\/strong> focuses on the loss of moisture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese often describes not just the object itself, but the particular change people notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try Using Them!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your lettuce has become limp?<br>\n\u2192 Say <strong>shina shina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your lettuce has developed many wrinkles?<br>\n\u2192 Say <strong>shiwa shiwa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your lettuce has dried out?<br>\n\u2192 Say <strong>kasa kasa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One old lettuce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three different observations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three different Japanese sound words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s one of the charming things about Japanese onomatopoeia!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"p-blogParts post_content\" data-partsID=\"5571\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-capbox cap_box is-style-intext\"><div class=\"cap_box_ttl\"><span>Explore More: Comparison Series<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cap_box_content\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?cat=19\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comarison_x300.png\"\n       alt=\"balance illustration\"\n       class=\"puni-top-image\"\n       style=\"border-radius: 15px;\">\n<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\"><span>Home<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever forgotten a fresh lettuce in the refrigerator for too long? As time passes, it can become limp, wrinkled, or dry. 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