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ぱらぱら

parapara

ぱらぱら

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ぱらぱら

parapara

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic

  1. sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering

    EXAMPLE
    屋根(やね)には雨(あめ)がぱらぱら落(お)ちていた。
    Rain was pattering on the roof.

  2. flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling

  3. sparse; scattered; sporadic

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

  4. crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice)

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

What does ぱらぱら mean in English?

  1. sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering(adv, adv-to)
  2. flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling(adv, adv-to)
  3. sparse; scattered; sporadic(adj-no, adj-na, adv, adv-to)
  4. crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice)(adj-no, adj-na, adv, adv-to)

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ぱらぱら (parapara)