How to say "splash" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 飛沫ひまつ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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Japanese equivalents
- 飛沫ひまつsplash
- しぶきspray
- スプラッシュsplash
- 水しぶきみずしぶきsplash (of water)
- とばっちりsplash
- ざぶんsplash
- ぽちゃりsplash
- しぶくto splash
- ぱしゃんsplash
- 跳ね掛けるはねかけるto splash
- はねかすto splash
- チャップンsplash
- ぴちゃんsplash
- 跳ね上げるはねあげるto throw up (e.g. mud)
- どぶんplop
- どんぶりこplop
- 飛ぶとぶto spatter
- 跳ね返るはねかえるto splash
- ぴしゃぴしゃsplash
- かけるto pour (liquid) onto
- 引っかかるひっかかるto splash
- 飛ばすとばすto spray
- はねるto flip
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