Japanese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ぱちぱち or パチパチ (pachipachi

  1. sputtering
  2. clapping
  3. crackling
  4. blinking

Verb

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ぱちぱちする or パチパチする (pachipachi surusuru (stem ぱちぱち (pachipachisuru shi), past ぱちぱちした (pachipachisuru shita))

  1. sputter
  2. clap
  3. crackle
  4. blink

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN