This is the 2895th most frequent Japanese word.
ぺ
The Japanese character "ぺ" is a hiragana syllable representing the sound "pe."
In this sentence, 'ぺ' is part of the onomatopoeic word 'ぺたぺた', describing the sound or action of stickers being placed one after another.
子供がノートにぺたぺたとシールを貼った。
The child stuck stickers freely on the notebook.
Here, 'ぺ' forms the sound word 'ぺっ', indicating a light bouncing motion.
野球をしている時、ボールがぺっと跳ねた。
While playing baseball, the ball bounced lightly.
In this example, 'ぺ' is part of 'ぺろっと', expressing within the word the idea of a quick, light tongue action.