Translation guide
How to express 'splash' in Japanese, covering liquid splashing, sound effects, visual splashes, and idiomatic uses.
Describing liquid being scattered, splashed, or splattered, often by impact or movement.
General verb for liquid splashing or spattering, often used for water or mud.
A car drove through a puddle and water splashed.
To scatter or fly about, used for liquid droplets or particles.
Noun for spray or splash, like sea spray or water droplets.
To splash back or rebound, often used for liquid bouncing off a surface.
Mimetic words for the sound or action of splashing, common in Japanese.
Onomatopoeia for a big splash, like jumping into water.
A striking display of color, light, or pattern, often in design or media.
Actively causing liquid to splash onto a person or object.
To pour or splash liquid onto something, often intentionally.
A prominent display in news or on a screen, like a splash page or headline.
To report something prominently, like a splash headline.
To attract a lot of attention or create a big impression.
To steal the show or become the talk of the town.
English 'splash' as a verb often translates to different Japanese words depending on the context. Using a single word like スプラッシュ (supurasshu) is not natural except in specific loanword contexts like 'splash screen'.
splash water
はねる is intransitive, meaning liquid splashes by itself (e.g., from a puddle). かける is transitive, meaning someone splashes liquid onto something. Use かける when you intentionally splash someone.
The kids are splashing in the pool.
油が飛び散った。
Oil splattered everywhere.
波のしぶきが顔にかかった。
The spray from the waves hit my face.
The water splashed back and my clothes got wet.
彼はプールにザブンと飛び込んだ。
He jumped into the pool with a splash.
Light splashing sound, like splashing water with hands or feet.
The kids are splashing around in the puddle.
Heavier splashing sound, like waves or vigorous splashing.
The waves are splashing against the shore.
Adding color or a touch of something to make it attractive; often used for food or design.
Add a splash of color to the dish.
A touch or accent of color, often in fashion or interior design.
The red cushions add a splash of color to the room.
An accent color used to add a pop of color, common in fashion.
This outfit has a nice splash of color.
He splashed water on me.
To pour or splash a large amount of liquid onto someone, often forcefully.
He splashed a bucket of water over my head.
The news was splashed across the front page.
Splash screen in apps or games, a loanword from English.
A splash screen appears when the app launches.
Her new song made a big splash.
To cause a sensation or create a stir, literally 'to stir up a whirlwind'.
The movie made a splash around the world.
水がはねた。
Water splashed.
I splashed water (on something).
Don't splash me!
The news made a splash.