Vocab Info
A6 Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
ちらちらfalling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently
Dictionary Definition
Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
1.
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
2.
flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
3.
appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
4.
glancing (repeatedly)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,See Also:
Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
5.
(hear, see) from time to time, intermittently
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
ちらちら、チラチラ、チラッチラッ
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東京でも雪がチラチラと降った。
Snow was lightly falling in Tokyo. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}
壊れかけのテレビの画面がチラチラしている。
The screen of the almost broken TV is flickering. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}
教室の端と端で二人の生徒がチラチラ目配せをしている。
Two students are exchanging glances intermittently from one end of the classroom to the other. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}
ある生徒と生徒に関する浮ついた噂がチラチラと耳に入った。
I intermittently heard some frivolous rumors about a certain student. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}
息子を見ていると、今は亡き夫の面影がチラチラと見える気がします。
When I look at my son, I feel like I catch glimpses of my late husband. {falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling, appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses, glancing (repeatedly), (hear, see) from time to time, intermittently}
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