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ちらちら
Meanings
Adverb
Verb (する)
Onomatopoeic
1. falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering
It's snowing lightly here.
2. flickering; twinkling; glimmering; sparkling; dazzling
Something was glinting on and off.
3. appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
Even so, I caught glimpses of several figures.
4. glancing (repeatedly)
I am glancing at him repeatedly.
5. (hear, see) from time to time; intermittently
Alt. forms
ちらちら
57%
チラチラ
41%
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 1823
Examples (11 in total)
I am glancing at him repeatedly.
It's snowing lightly here.
Something was glinting on and off.
Stars were twinkling in the sky.
It keeps peeking out here and there between the trees.
Even so, I caught glimpses of several figures.
In the garden, a few weeds catch the eye here and there.
The dining hall I was shown into was stuffy, and the lights flickered.
It seemed as if everyone was glancing at me repeatedly.
The moment you step outside, fine snow flutters down through the night sky.
Never tiring of it, I gaze up at the gray sky with snow drifting lightly down.