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How to say 'Splashing' in Japanese | じゃぶじゃぶ

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The Japanese word for Splashing is 'Jabujabu', written as じゃぶじゃぶ in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Splashing

    Reading

    Jabujabu

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb 'じゃぶじゃぶ (jabujabu)' describes the sound or action of water splashing or sloshing. It is often used to depict the movement of water in a lively or vigorous manner, such as when washing hands, playing in water, or pouring liquid. For example: The water splashed loudly「水がじゃぶじゃぶと音を立てた」(みずがじゃぶじゃぶとおとをたてた). She washed the dishes with a lot of water「彼女はじゃぶじゃぶ水を使って皿を洗った」(かのじょはじゃぶじゃぶみずをつかってさらをあらった). This word is onomatopoeic and conveys a vivid auditory and visual image of water in motion.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Frequency

    4942

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word じゃぶじゃぶ

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ji
  • hiragana

    じゃ

    Reading

    Ja
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Bu
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ya

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'Jabujabu' means 'Splashing' .

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