Japanese symbol for “trickling”
だらだら
だらだら
Romaji: daradara
in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming
In Japanese, trickling is だらだら (daradara).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing
- adv, adv-to, vs gently (sloping)
- adv, adv-to, vs sluggishly; endlessly; lengthily
- adv, adv-to, vs leisurely; idly; slowly; slovenly; lazily
Written forms: —. Readings: だらだら、ダラダラ.
Other Japanese words for “trickling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ちょろちょろ | ちょろちょろ chorochoro | trickling (of water) |
| ポタポタ | ポタポタ potapota | dripping; trickling; drop by drop |
| 滴々 | てきてき tekiteki | dripping; trickling |
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