ばしゃばしゃ
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.
子供が水溜まりでばしゃばしゃ遊んでいる。
The kids are splashing around in the puddles.
洗面所で顔をばしゃばしゃと洗った。
I splashed my face with water at the sink.
犬が浅瀬をばしゃばしゃと走り回っていた。
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:
- ばしゃばしゃ遊ぶ: to splash around (playing)
- ばしゃばしゃ洗う: to wash with splashes
- ばしゃばしゃ歩く: 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