ちゃぷちゃぷ

ちゃぷちゃぷ
adverb, onomatopoeia
splish-splashing; gentle light splashing
onomatopoeianature
1. splish-splashing; light, gentle splashing of water
An onomatopoeic word describing the soft, rhythmic sound of water splashing gently — as when wading in shallow water, playing in a puddle, or water lapping against something.
子(こ)どもたちが水(みず)たまりをちゃぷちゃぷと歩(ある)いている。
The children are splish-splashing through the puddles.
波(なみ)がちゃぷちゃぷと岸(きし)に打(う)ち寄(よ)せる音(おと)がした。
There was the sound of waves gently lapping against the shore.
温泉(おんせん)に入(はい)ると、体(からだ)を動(うご)かすたびに湯(ゆ)がちゃぷちゃぷと揺(ゆ)れて気持(きも)ちよかった。
When I got in the hot spring, the water swirled gently every time I moved, and it felt wonderful.

An onomatopoeia for gentle, repetitive splashing. The reduplicated form ちゃぷちゃぷ emphasizes the ongoing, rhythmic nature of the sound.

Common patterns

Used with と before a verb, or alone as an adverb:

Related water onomatopoeia

Related Words

Related: ざぶん (a single large splash)
Related: ざぶざぶ (wading through water with big splashes)
Compare: ばしゃばしゃ (splashing (in water))
Compare: ぴちゃぴちゃ (lapping)
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Added 2026.6.10 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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