ばりばり

ばりばり
adverb, onomatopoeia
actively; energetically; crunching
businessdescriptiveonomatopoeia
1. actively; energetically; vigorously
Working or performing at full capacity with great energy and enthusiasm.
ばりばり働(はたら)く。
To work energetically.
ばりばりの営業マン(えいぎょうまん)だ。
He's a go-getter salesman.
彼女(かのじょ)は入社(にゅうしゃ)してからずっとばりばり働(はたら)いている。
She has been working energetically ever since she joined the company.
2. crunching; cracking sound
The sound of something crispy being bitten into or something being torn or broken.
せんべいをばりばり食(た)べる。
To munch on rice crackers.
段(だん)ボールをばりばり破(やぶ)いた。
I ripped the cardboard apart.
犬(いぬ)がばりばり音(おと)を立(た)てて骨(ほね)をかじっている。
The dog is crunching away loudly on a bone.

Dual usage

1. MANNER: Working energetically, being in one's prime professionally
2. SOUND: Crunching, tearing, scratching sounds

Common collocations

Usage

ばりばり as "actively" has a positive connotation of being at peak performance, especially in business contexts.

Related words

  • がりがり: scraping, scratching sound
  • ぼりぼり: crunching (drier sound)

Related Words

Related: がりがり (scraping, scratching sound)
Compare: さくさく (crispy)
Related: かりかり (crispy)
Compare: むしゃむしゃ (munching)
Compare: がちがち (rigid)
Related: ゴリゴリ (aggressively, hardcore)
Compare: もりもり (heartily)
Compare: ぱりぱりする (to be crispy)
general
Added 2026.1.16 18:41 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
05500/05720_baribari