Vocab Info

A1 Adverb, と-adverb, な-adjective, する-verb, の-adjective

バリバリtearing, ripping, scratching, crunching, munching, stiff, starchy, crisp, (working) hard, actively, vigorously, energetically, making loud noises in succession (firing bullets, vehicle revving up, etc.), crackling (electricity)

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.), roughly, with a rip

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        (eating) with a crunch

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 3.

        stiff, starchy, crisp

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, usu. adverbially as 〜に
    3. Adverb, と-adverb, の-adjective, な-adjective

      1. 4.

        (working) hard, energetically, vigorously, furiously

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 5.

        with a series of loud, repeated sounds (e.g. firing a machine gun, revving an engine), with a lot of (continuous) noise

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    バリバリばりばり

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    Examples

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      (ねこ)(つめ)()()ばりばり(つめ)()いでいます。

      The cat is scratching its claws on the scratching post.

      • N1

      (とう)さんがたくあんをばりばり()んでいます。

      My dad is munching on pickled radish.

      • N1

      ばりばり仕事(しごと)をしているお(かあ)さんはかっこいいです。

      The mother who is working hard is cool.

      • N1

      氷点下(ひょうてんか)(そと)()れたタオルを()(まわ)したらばりばり(こお)った。

      When I waved a wet towel outside in below freezing temperatures, it froze stiff.

      • N1

      三十(さんじゅう)(だい)男性(だんせい)ばりばり現役(げんえき)として(はたら)いていない(ひと)はいません。

      There are no men in their thirties who aren't working hard.

      • N1
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