ペリペリ

Alternative writings: ぺりぺり
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An onomatopoeia for the sound or action of peeling or tearing off thin material (e.g., a sticker, plastic film, perforated paper); often used adverbially with 'to'.

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Onomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

シールをペリペリと剥がしたら、跡が残ってしまった。

I peeled off the sticker with a peel-peel sound, and it left a mark.

チケットをパンチで穴をあけて、ペリペリと切り離す。

They punched a hole in the ticket and tore it off along the perforation with a peripe-ri sound.

包装のフィルムをペリペリと剥がしてから食べ始める。

I peel off the package film with a peripe-ri and then start eating.