ぴちゃぴちゃ

adverb, onomatopoeia

lapping; spattering (light); smacking (while eating)

1. lapping; spattering (light, small splashes); smacking (of lips while eating)

The sound or manner of small, light splashes—a cat lapping water, raindrops hitting a puddle, or someone walking through a shallow film of water.

猫(ねこ)が水(みず)をぴちゃぴちゃ飲(の)んでいる。

The cat is lapping up water.

雨上(あめあ)がりの道(みち)をぴちゃぴちゃと歩(ある)いた。

I walked with little splashes along the road after the rain.

子供(こども)が口(くち)を開(あ)けてぴちゃぴちゃと音(おと)を立(た)てて食(た)べる癖(くせ)を直(なお)したい。

I want to fix my child's habit of eating with their mouth open, making little smacking sounds.

Lighter and smaller than ばしゃばしゃ or じゃぶじゃぶ; suggests small contacts with water or smacking lips while eating. The 「ぴ」 sound conveys a thin, sharp quality.

Common collocations

ぴちゃぴちゃ飲(の)む: to lap up
ぴちゃぴちゃ歩(ある)く: to walk with little splashes
ぴちゃぴちゃ食(た)べる: to eat noisily (lip-smacking)
ぴちゃぴちゃと音(おと)を立(た)てる: to make light smacking sounds

Similar words

ばしゃばしゃ: bigger, flatter splashes
ちゃぷちゃぷ: gentle lapping of water against a surface
くちゃくちゃ: chewing noisily with the mouth open (food-only)

Related Words

Compare: ばしゃばしゃ (bigger, flatter splashes)

Compare: ちゃぷちゃぷ (gentle lapping of water against…)

Compare: くちゃくちゃ (chewing noisily with the mouth open)

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Added 2026.6.8 16:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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