Vocabulary

What does ぱらぱら (parapara) mean?

ぱらぱら means sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering.

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Readingぱらぱら
Romajiparapara
Part of speechadverb
ぱらぱら
parapara

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

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

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