Batabata
Also read: ばたばた
バタバタ (Batabata) is a Japanese adverb meaning “flapping, rattling, fluttering, (running) with a clatter”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbflapping; rattling; fluttering
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verb(running) with a clatter; noisily; thrashing (around); floundering; flailing
- adverb, adverb (to)(falling) one after another; in quick succession
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbbusily; hurriedly; in a fluster; in a rush; rushing around; bustling about
- adverb, adverb (to)quickly; briskly; with dispatch
- nounmotorcycle; three-wheeler truck
Examples
彼はいつもばたばたと活動している。
He is always up and doing.
赤ん坊は足をばたばたさせて泣きわめいていた。
The baby was kicking and screaming.
朝からのバタバタで忘れかけていたけど、まだ部員問題も残ってるんだろう？
With all the kerfuffle since this morning I'd almost forgotten but we've still got the problem of the club members haven't we?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).