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バラバラ (barabara) Japanese meaning: scattered | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation バラバラする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary バラバラする バラバラしない Polite バラバラします バラバラしません Past polite バラバラしました バラバラしませんでした Past バラバラした バラバラしなかった Te-form バラバラして バラバラしないで Desire バラバラしたい バラバラしたくない Potential バラバラできる バラバラできない Passive バラバラされる バラバラされない Causative バラバラさせる バラバラさせない Causative passive バラバラさせられる バラバラさせられない Volitional バラバラしよう Polite volitional バラバラしましょう Imperative バラバラしろ バラバラするな Conditional バラバラすれば バラバラしなければ Tara conditional バラバラしたら バラバラしなかったら
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Describes things that are physically separated, not unified, or in a state of disarray. Often used for objects, groups, or sounds like rustling or dripping.
The documents got all scattered.
Everyone's opinions are all over the place and can't be brought together.
The rain pattered against the roof.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 がバラバラになる for something to fall apart / scatter into pieces
The vase fell and shattered into pieces.
〈 物もの 〉 をバラバラにする to take something apart / break something into pieces
He took the toy apart into pieces.
〈 事こと 〉 がバラバラだ for opinions or statements to be inconsistent/all over the place
The class's opinions were all over the place, and the discussion never came together.
〈 人ひと 〉 がバラバラになる for a group of people to split up / become separated
After the accident, the family ended up scattered apart.
Related words· 8 散乱 is a more formal, written word for things being strewn about, while バラバラ is the everyday word covering both physical scattering and lack of unity.
ちりぢり emphasizes people or things drifting apart and separating, whereas バラバラ more broadly covers any state of disorder or disconnection.
まちまち describes items or opinions varying from one another, while バラバラ can also describe physical pieces being scattered or broken apart.
支離滅裂 is a stronger, more literary word for something being utterly incoherent (like an argument), while バラバラ is a lighter, more general word for disorder.
Show 4 more めちゃくちゃ conveys general chaos or a mess, while バラバラ specifically points to things being separated or disconnected from each other.
ばらばら describes things scattered apart or in disorganized separate pieces, while 粉々 specifically means crushed into tiny fragments.
ばらばら stresses things being physically scattered or falling apart, while ちぐはぐ stresses that things don't match in style, quality, or logic.
Opposites 一致 describes opinions or facts matching up, the opposite of バラバラ describing opinions that are scattered and inconsistent.
揃う describes things being matched or gathered together uniformly, the opposite of バラバラ describing things that are scattered and mismatched.
Written forms バラバラ Usage 57%
Standard katakana spelling for this mimetic word.
ばらばら Usage 43%
Hiragana spelling is also common.
Etymology Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it likely imitates the sound of small objects scattering or falling separately.
ばらばら emphasizes disorder or separation among scattered things, while ぱらぱら is lighter and simply means sparse or thin in occurrence.
