ジタバタ
jitabata
じたばた
On-mim Adv

Meaning

  1. (kicking and) struggling
  2. wriggling
  3. floundering

Word Info

Japaneseジタバタ
Romajijitabata
Reading (Hiragana)じたばた
TypeOn-mim (Onomatopoeic & Mimetic)
Part of SpeechAdverb (fukushi)
SourceJisho

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General onomatopoeic and mimetic expressions from the Japanese lexicon.

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