JLPT N4 · Onomatopoeia

ばらばら

scattered; in pieces

Stroke order of ばらばら

4 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ば · 6 strokes ら · 2 strokes ば · 6 strokes ら · 2 strokes

Memory trick

BARA-BARA — 'bar-a bar-a': rose petals scattered all over the bar.

Parts: adverb/na-adj; scattered; with なる/だ

The characters in ばらばら

ばば — ba (6 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
ばば — ba (6 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)

Example sentence

本がばらばらになりました。

ほんがばらばらになりました。

The book fell to pieces.

More words: Onomatopoeia

そわそわrestless; fidgety がっかりdisappointed にこにこsmiling どきどきheart pounding わくわくexcited いらいらirritated ぺらぺらfluent ぴかぴかsparkling; shiny ぐっすりsoundly (sleep)ごろごろlazing around; rumbling ざあざあpouring (rain)のんびりrelaxed; carefree すっきりrefreshed; neat ぺこぺこstarving きらきらglittering がらがらempty; rattling

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