ぱらぱら

Frequency rank: 17,795. – 17,858. (for form パラパラ: 13,446. – 13,484.)
    adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle
  1. sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); patteringonomatopoeic or mimetic word
  2. flipping (through a book, etc.); rifflingonomatopoeic or mimetic word
  3. nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle
  4. sparse; scattered; sporadiconomatopoeic or mimetic word
  5. crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice)onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Forms
  • ぱらぱらFrequency rank: 17,795. – 17,858.
  • パラパラFrequency rank: 13,446. – 13,484.
Example sentences
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