ぱりぱり

ぱりぱり

adverb, na-adjective

crispy; crunchy; energetic

1. crispy; crunchy

Describes food with a light, crisp texture that makes a cracking sound when bitten.

ぱりぱりの海苔(のり)で巻(ま)く。

Wrap with crispy seaweed.

ぱりぱりに焼(や)けた餃子(ぎょうざ)がおいしい。

The crispy fried dumplings are delicious.

春巻(はるま)きをぱりぱりに揚(あ)げた。

I deep-fried the spring rolls until crispy.

2. energetic; vigorous; ambitious

Describes someone who works with energy and drive.

彼女(かのじょ)はぱりぱりの仕事人(しごとにん)だ。

She is a very ambitious businesswoman.

ぱりぱり働(はたら)く若(わか)い社員(しゃいん)。

An energetic young employee who works hard.

彼(かれ)はぱりぱりの新人(しんじん)だ。

He is an ambitious newcomer.

ぱりぱり is a 擬態語(ぎたいご)/擬音語(ぎおんご) (mimetic/onomatopoeic word) describing a thin, crispy texture or the sound of something crispy being eaten or cracked.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (food):

ぱりぱりの海苔(のり): crispy seaweed
ぱりぱりの餃子(ぎょうざ): crispy dumplings
ぱりぱりに揚(あ)げる: to fry until crispy
ぱりぱりの皮(かわ): crispy skin (e.g., roast chicken)

Usage

ぱりぱりの新札(しんさつ): crisp new bills
糊(のり)でぱりぱりのシャツ: a shirt stiff with starch

Similar words

さくさく: light and crispy (cookies, tempura)
かりかり: hard and crunchy (harder than ぱりぱり)
ぽりぽり: crunching sound (snacking)
ばりばり: breaking/crunching (harder, louder)

Related Words

Related: さくさく (light and crispy)

Related: かりかり (hard and crunchy)

Related: ばりばり (loudly crunching)

Compare: ぽりぽり (crunching sound)

Compare: カサカサ (dry and rough)

Compare: サクサクする (to be crispy)

Compare: ぼりぼり (crunching)

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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.10.11 3:33

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