ぱらぱら
Also written パラパラ
Meanings
- Adverb sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering
- flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling
- の-adjective, な-adjective, Adverb sparse; scattered; sporadic
- crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice)
Example sentences
- 屋根には雨がぱらぱら落ちていた。
Rain was pattering on the roof. - 雨がぱらぱら降り出しました。
It began to sprinkle. - 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.