ぶかぶか

Alternative writings: ブカブカ
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

Too large; baggy — describes clothing or footwear that is loose and oversized on the wearer.

Noun Taking 'の'Na-AdjectiveAdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Irregular VerbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

このジャケットは私にはぶかぶかで、肩幅が合わない。

This jacket is too big for me; the shoulders don't fit.

子どもが父親の大きな靴を履くとぶかぶかになる。

When a child wears his father's big shoes, they become baggy.

ぶかぶかのズボンは動きにくくて嫌だ。

I don't like baggy pants because they're hard to move in.

2

Bulging; warped — describes something puffed out or distorted from its normal shape.

Noun Taking 'の'Na-AdjectiveAdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Irregular VerbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

古い革の財布が湿気でぶかぶかに膨らんでしまった。

The old leather wallet swelled and bulged from the humidity.

床の板が濡れてぶかぶかと反っている。

The floorboards got wet and are warping and bulging.

3

Onomatopoeic sound like 'parp/toot/blast' — a low blowing or honking sound (used in sound-description contexts).

AdverbIrregular VerbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

船の汽笛が遠くでぶかぶかと鳴った。

The ship's horn sounded far away with a low 'parp'.