Japanese symbol for “munching”
ボリボリ
ボリボリ
Romaji: boribori
munching; crunching
In Japanese, munching is ボリボリ (boribori).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to munching; crunching
- adv, adv-to scratching (an itch)
Written forms: —. Readings: ボリボリ、ぼりぼり.
Other Japanese words for “munching”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポリポリ | ポリポリ poripori | munching; crunching |
| むしゃむしゃ | むしゃむしゃ mushamusha | munching; devouring; gobbling up |
| ぱくぱく | ぱくぱく pakupaku | heartily (eating); devouring; munching |
| バクバク | バクバク bakubaku | heartily (eating); devouring; munching |
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.