Vocab Info
N1 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
ピリピリtingle, sting, smart, hot, burning the tongue, becoming tense
Dictionary Definition
Common
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
1.
with a sting, with a tingle, with a burn, smartingly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word2.
nervously, tensely, (while) on edge
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb
3.
with a rip, with a ripping sound, with a tearing sound
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word4.
with a shrill sound (of a whistle)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
5.
quiveringly, tremblingly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
ピリピリ、ぴりぴり
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Examples
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試験間近で受験生はピリピリしています。
With exams just around the corner, the students are visibly tense.
- N1
怒りを堪えるときは頬がピリピリと引き攣る。
When I hold back my anger, my cheeks tingle and twitch.
- N1
重要な会議でのピリピリとした空気が僕は苦手です。
I can't stand the tense atmosphere during important meetings.
- N1
このピリピリとくるカレーにご飯を追加したところで、辛さはどうにもなりません。
Even if you add rice to this curry that stings, it doesn't do anything to cut the heat.
- N1
試験を控えてピリピリとするくらいなら、私は大学進学を諦めて専門学校に行きたい。
If getting that tense over exams is what it takes, I'd rather give up on university and go to a vocational school.
- N1
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