ぱpa
Hiragana — ぱ
Character
ぱ
Usage Note
The ぱ-row rarely starts ordinary vocabulary — it shows up mostly in onomatopoeia (giongo/gitaigo, sound/mimetic words), a huge and genuinely common category in everyday Japanese.
Example Words
ぱくぱく
pakupaku
Eating quickly (onomatopoeia)
ぱちぱち
pachipachi
Clapping / Crackling sound
ぱらぱら
parapara
Scattered / Flipping pages