Vocabulary

What does ぱちぱち mean?

ぱちぱち means clapping (sound of applause); crackling, popping (firewood burning); blinking repeatedly.

Quick facts
Reading	ぱちぱち

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TOPICS

clapping (sound of applause); crackling, popping (firewood burning); blinking repeatedly

Example sentences

演奏(えんそう)が終(お)わると、会場(かいじょう)の観客(かんきゃく)が一斉(いっせい)にぱちぱちと拍手(はくしゅ)した。
When the performance ended, the audience in the hall clapped their hands all at once.