EntryCommon
  1. Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    屋根には雨がぱらぱら落ちていた。
    Rain was pattering on the roof.
  2. flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

  3. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    sparse; scattered; sporadic

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

  4. crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice)

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Also written パラパラ

Pitch on OJAD