sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.)
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ぱらぱらパラパラ
Adverb, Particle
1.
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.), pattering
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.
flipping (through a book, etc.), riffling
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Particle, Adjective, Adverb
3.
sparse, scattered, sporadic
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
4.
crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese), loose, non-sticky (e.g. rice)
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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さくらのはなびらがかぜにまって、ぱらぱらとじめんにおちた。
桜の花びらが風に舞って、ぱらぱらと地面に落ちた。
Cherry blossoms danced in the wind and scattered onto the ground.
このチャーハンはごはんがぱらぱらでおいしい。
このチャーハンはご飯がぱらぱらで美味しい。
This fried rice is delicious because the rice grains are loose/non-sticky.
ぱらぱらとふるこさめのなか、かのじょはかさもささずにあるいていた。
ぱらぱらと降る小雨の中、彼女は傘もささずに歩いていた。
She was walking without an umbrella in the sprinkling light rain.
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