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Japanese symbol for “crackling”

Romaji: bachibachi
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; spitting

In Japanese, crackling is (bachibachi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adv-to, n, vs crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; spitting
  2. adv, vs to fight; to argue

Written forms: . Readings: .

Other Japanese words for “crackling”

WordReadingMeaning
パチ pachisnapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling
パチパチ pachipachicrackling; cracking; snapping

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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