ぱらぱら
Meanings
Adverb
Adverb taking と
1. sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering (Onomatopoeia)
2. flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling (Onomatopoeia)
No-adjective
Na-adjective
Adverb
Adverb taking と
3. sparse; scattered; sporadic (Onomatopoeia)
4. crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice) (Onomatopoeia)
Other readings
Examples4
屋根
Rain was pattering on the roof.
授業中
You see, I often made flip-books during class.
雨
It began to sprinkle.
パラパラと
I should have brought my umbrella. Large raindrops are starting to fall.