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    3. パタパタ

    パタパタ

    パタパタ

    flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.)

    NTDaily LifeKana Vocab12 strokes

    パタパタぱたぱた

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    1.
    flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.), fluttering, whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug), whap-whap
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle

    2.
    pitter-patter (of footsteps)
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3.
    quickly (making progress), in quick succession
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    Kana that make up this word

    パ
    pa
    タ
    ta
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