NichiDict

ぱちぱち

[pachipachi]

Meanings

1.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

crackling; cracking; snapping; popping; clicking

2.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

clapping

3.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

incessantly (blinking)

Examples

火がぱちぱちと音を立てる。

The fire crackles.

観客がぱちぱち拍手した。

The audience clapped.

目をぱちぱちさせている。

They're blinking their eyes.