ばさばさ

adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

rustling; flapping; fluttering

Describes the sound or motion of something light and thin, like paper, cloth, or wings, moving repeatedly in the air.

• 風かぜでカーテンがばさばさと揺ゆれている。

  The curtain is flapping in the wind.

• 鳥とりが羽はねをばさばささせて飛とび立たった。

  The bird fluttered its wings and took off.

adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

unkempt; disheveled; loose

Used for hair or fur that is dry, tangled, and sticking out in an untidy way.

• 寝ね起おきで髪かみがばさばさになっている。

  My hair is all disheveled from sleeping.

na-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

dry; lacking moisture

Describes food, hair, or other things that have become dry and lost their softness or moisture, often with a rough texture.

• このパンはばさばさしていて美味おいしくない。

  This bread is dry and not tasty.

adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

decisively; with a whack

Rare, emphatic use for doing something forcefully or with a sharp, cutting motion. Often seen in the phrase ばさばさと切り捨てる.

• 彼かれは不ふ要ような書しょ類るいをばさばさと切きり捨すてた。

  He decisively cut away the unnecessary documents.