ばしゃばしゃ

adverb, onomatopoeia

splashing (in water)

1. splashing about in water

The sound or manner of someone or something moving through water and making splashes—a child playing in puddles, hands washed under a tap, fish thrashing in a net.

子供(こども)が水溜(みずた)まりでばしゃばしゃ遊(あそ)んでいる。

The kids are splashing around in the puddles.

洗面所(せんめんじょ)で顔(かお)をばしゃばしゃと洗(あら)った。

I splashed my face with water at the sink.

犬(いぬ)が浅瀬(あさせ)をばしゃばしゃと走(はし)り回(まわ)っていた。

The dog was running splashily through the shallows.

Suggests lighter, more playful splashing than じゃぶじゃぶ. The 「ば」 sound implies a flat, slapping impact on water.

Common collocations

ばしゃばしゃ遊(あそ)ぶ: to splash around (playing)
ばしゃばしゃ洗(あら)う: to wash with splashes
ばしゃばしゃ歩(ある)く: to walk noisily through water

Similar words

じゃぶじゃぶ: heavier splashing, often through deeper water or in the laundry
ぴちゃぴちゃ: light spattering of small drops
ちゃぷちゃぷ: gentle lapping, like water at the edge of a tub

Related Words

Compare: じゃぶじゃぶ (heavier splashing, often through deeper…)

Compare: ぴちゃぴちゃ (light spattering of small drops)

Compare: ちゃぷちゃぷ (gentle lapping, like water at the edge…)

Compare: ざぶざぶ (splashing)

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Added 2026.6.8 16:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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