Vocab Info

A1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb, No-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)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      (eating) with a crunch

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    3. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      3.

      stiff, starchy, crisp

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, usu. adverbially as 〜に

    4. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      4.

      (working) hard, energetically, vigorously, furiously

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    5. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      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

    ばりばり、バリバリ

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    Examples

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      猫(ねこ)が爪(つめ)研(と)ぎ器(き)でばりばり爪(つめ)を研(と)いでいます。

      The cat is vigorously scratching its claws on the scratching post. {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)}

      • N1

      お父(とう)さんがたくあんをばりばりと噛(か)んでいます。

      Dad is crunching on pickled radish vigorously. {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)}

      • N1

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

      A mom who is working hard and vigorously is cool. {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)}

      • N1

      氷点下(ひょうてんか)の外(そと)で濡(ぬ)れたタオルを振(ふ)り回(まわ)したらばりばりに凍(こお)った。

      When I waved a wet towel outside in below freezing temperatures, it froze stiff and crackled. {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)}

      • N1

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

      There is no man in his thirties who is not working hard and actively in his prime. {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)}

      • N1

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