How to say "splash" in Japanese

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  • 飛沫ひまつCommon
    nounA noun: the spray of water droplets thrown up by a splash, as from waves striking rocks or a waterfall. It names the flying water itself, not the act of splashing.
  • 跳ね返るはねかえるCommon
    godan verb, intransitive verbA verb: liquid splashing up or back, with the nuance of something bouncing or springing back — water leaping up when it strikes something. It describes the movement, not the spray itself.

Choose 飛沫 for the noun — the spray or splash of flying water droplets — and 「跳ね返る」 for the verb, when water or another liquid splashes up or back.

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