ぽたぽた

ぽたぽた
adverb, onomatopoeia
dripping
descriptiveonomatopoeia
1. dripping; drip by drip
The sound or manner of liquid dripping slowly in individual drops.
蛇口(じゃぐち)から水(みず)がぽたぽた落(お)ちている。
Water is dripping from the faucet.
汗(あせ)がぽたぽた垂(た)れる。
Sweat is dripping down.
雨(あめ)がぽたぽたと屋根(やね)に当(あ)たる。
Rain is dripping onto the roof.

Sound representation

ぽたぽた represents slow, individual drops falling—not a stream or flow. The soft 「ぽ」 sound suggests liquid drops.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ぽつぽつ: sparse drops (rain beginning)
  • ぼたぼた: larger drops falling
  • たらたら: thin liquid dripping continuously
  • ざあざあ: heavy rain pouring

Related Words

Compare: ぽつぽつ (sparse drops)
Compare: ざあざあ (heavy pouring rain)
Compare: だらだら (sluggishly, lazily, dripping)
Compare: ぼたぼた (in large drops)
Compare: たらたら (in a thin trickle)

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Added 2026.1.16 18:41 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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