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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: sounds

ばりばり

crunching; energetically

Stroke order of ばりばり

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

ば · 6 strokesり · 2 strokesば · 6 strokesり · 2 strokes

Memory trick

BARI-BARI — 'bury-bury' your teeth in crispy chips, crunch.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; crunching or going at it hard.

The characters in ばりばり

  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)
  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

せんべいをばりばり食べた。

せんべいをばりばりたべた。

I crunched away at the rice crackers.

More words: Mimetic words: sounds

がたがたrattlingぱらぱらsprinkling; flipping pagesしとしとdrizzling gentlyぽたぽたdrippingざわざわbuzzing (crowd); rustlingがやがやnoisy chatterしーんとdead silentがちゃんclang; crashばたんslam; bangどすんthudとんとんknock knock; tappingぐうぐうsnoring; stomach growlingぱちぱちclapping; crackling

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