Vocab Info

A6 と-adverb, する-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

    1. と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      3. 3.

        appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      4. 4.

        glancing (repeatedly)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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      5. 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

    Details

      • ち

      • ら

      • ち

      • ら

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 8,300

    Examples

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    • 東京(とうきょう)でも雪(ゆき)がチラチラと降(ふ)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(こわ)れかけのテレビの画面(がめん)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(きょうしつ)の端(はじ)と端(はじ)で二(に)人(にん)の生徒(せいと)がチラチラ目配(めくば)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(せいと)と生徒(せいと)に関(かん)する浮(うわ)ついた噂(うわさ)がチラチラと耳(みみ)に入(はい)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(むすこ)を見(み)ていると、今(いま)は亡(な)き夫(おっと)の面影(おもかげ)がチラチラと見(み)える気(き)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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