ハラハラ
Example Sentences
バラバラ
パラパラ
Readings
Kana:
パラパラ、ぱらぱら
Romaji:
parapara, parapara
Definitions
1
disco dancing with synchronized arm motions
2
falling in (large) drops (e.g. rain, hail); sprinkle (e.g. rain, salt); pattering; clattering (e.g. hail)
Note:
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
3
flipping through a book; thumbing through a book; riffling cards
Note:
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
4
sparse; scattered (e.g. clumps of grass)
Note:
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
5
crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese, non-sticky rice); loose and falling apart
Note:
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Example Sentences
パラパラと雨 が降 り始 めたな。傘 持 ってくればよかったよ。
➥I should have brought my umbrella. Large raindrops are starting to fall.
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