Leaf through in Japanese
In Japanese
パラパラめくる
parapara mekuru
Definition
Definition in EnglishTo turn the pages of a book quickly without reading it all.
Definition in Japanese本を全部読まずに、ページを次々と見ていくこと。
Example sentences
ちょっと本をパラパラめくるだけのつもりが、気づいたら半分読んでた。
I was just leafing through the book and ended up reading half of it.
待合室には古い雑誌しかなくて、パラパラめくるくらいしかすることがなかった。スマホも忘れてたし。
There were only old magazines to leaf through in the waiting room, and I'd forgotten my phone.