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    3. バリバリ

    バリバリ

    バリバリ

    vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.)

    KMT7Ref L1Daily LifeKana Vocab12 strokes

    バリバリばりばり

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.), roughly, with a rip
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2.
    (eating) with a crunch
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Particle, Participle

    3.
    stiff, starchy, crisp
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle, Adjective

    4.
    (working) hard, energetically, vigorously, furiously
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, 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

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    せんべいをバリバリ食たべた。

    I crunched on the senbei.

    KMT3Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれはバリバリ仕し事ごとをこなすタイプだ。

    He's the type who works really hard.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    古ふるいポスターを壁かべからバリバリと剥はがした。

    I ripped the old poster off the wall with a tearing sound.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing
    朝ちょう食しょくにコーンフレークをバリバリと音おとを立たてて食たべた。

    I ate cornflakes for breakfast, making a crunching sound.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    新しん入じん社しゃ員いんなのに、もうバリバリとプロジェクトを引ひっ張ぱっている。

    Even though he's a new employee, he's already vigorously leading projects.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life

    Kana that make up this word

    バ
    ba
    リ
    ri
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