What does さらさら mean?
さらさら is a Japanese adverb meaning “with a rustling sound” in English. It can also be translated as “rippling (of a stream, etc.), slurping down (ochazuke), smooth and dry (hair, sand, etc.)” depending on context. It is written as さらさら in hiragana, and sarasara in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
小川がさらさらと流れる音が聞こえる。
We can hear a brook murmuring.