Onomatopoeia#11,087 most used

パタパタ

flapping; fluttering

IN A SENTENCE

風かぜが吹ふいて、旗はたがパタパタしてる。

The wind is blowing, and the flags are fluttering.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug); whap-whap

adverb · adverb, takes と · する verb

TANGOYA ASKS

pitter-patter (of footsteps)

adverb · adverb, takes と

quickly (making progress); in quick succession

adverb · adverb, takes と

Kind擬音語, onomatopoeia

Frequency#11,087 most used

Writtenパタパタ only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium