Vocab Info
A19 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
ぱらぱらsprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.), pattering, flipping (through a book, etc.), riffling, sparse, scattered, sporadic, crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese), loose, non-sticky (e.g. rice)
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.), pattering
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
2.
flipping (through a book, etc.), riffling
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNo-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
3.
sparse, scattered, sporadic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNo-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
4.
crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese), loose, non-sticky (e.g. rice)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
ぱらぱら、パラパラ
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雨がパラパラと降っています。
The rain is sprinkling down. {sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.), pattering, flipping (through a book, etc.), riffling, sparse, scattered, sporadic, crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese), loose, non-sticky (e.g. rice)}
ご飯の上にふりかけをパラパラと振りかける。
Sprinkle the furikake sparsely over the rice. {sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.), pattering, flipping (through a book, etc.), riffling, sparse, scattered, sporadic, crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese), loose, non-sticky (e.g. rice)}
その生徒はただ教科書をパラパラめくっているだけだ。
That student is just flipping through the textbook. {sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.), pattering, flipping (through a book, etc.), riffling, sparse, scattered, sporadic, crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese), loose, non-sticky (e.g. rice)}
今日の居酒屋の客の入りはパラパラで、あまり繁盛していない。
The customer turnout at the pub today is sparse, it's not very prosperous. {sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.), pattering, flipping (through a book, etc.), riffling, sparse, scattered, sporadic, crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese), loose, non-sticky (e.g. rice)}
雑誌をパラパラとめくっていたら、面白そうな記事が目に飛び込んできた。
While I was casually flipping through the magazine, an interesting article caught my eye. {sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.), pattering, flipping (through a book, etc.), riffling, sparse, scattered, sporadic, crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese), loose, non-sticky (e.g. rice)}
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