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Japanese symbol for “sprinkled”

Romaji: barari
scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; (hanging) loosely

In Japanese, sprinkled is (barari).

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, adv-to scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; (hanging) loosely
  2. adv, adv-to snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking

Written forms: . Readings: .

See also: Chinese symbol for “sprinkled”.

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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