Potapota
Also read: ぽたぽた、ボタボタ、ぼたぼた、ぼとぼと、ボトボト、ポトポト、ぽとぽと
ポタポタ (Potapota) is a Japanese adverb meaning “dripping, trickling, drop by drop, in drops”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbdripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbwet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.)
- adverb, adverb (to)(moving) slowly
Examples
雨が屋根の隙間からぽたぽた落ちていた。
The rain was dripping through a leak in the roof.
パイプから水がぽたぽた落ちているのが聞こえるでしょ。
You can hear the water dripping from the pipe.
額から汗がぼたぼた落ちていた。
The sweat was dripping off my brow.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).