Japanese symbol for “snapping”
パチ
パチ
Romaji: pachi
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; sputtering
In Japanese, snapping is パチ (pachi).
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Meanings
- adv-to, n snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; sputtering
- n pachinko
Other Japanese words for “snapping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折損 | せっそん sesson | snapping (of fixtures, mechanical equipment, etc.); breaking; fracturing |
| プッツン | プッツン puttsun | going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping |
| パチパチ | パチパチ pachipachi | crackling; cracking; snapping |
| ばきっと | ばきっと bakitto | snapping (e.g. branch) |
| ばらり | ばらり barari | snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking |
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.