きらきら

See also: ぎらぎら

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らきら [kíꜜràkìrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲiɾa̠kʲiɾa̠]
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Adverb

きらきら or キラキラ • (kirakira

  1. (onomatopoeia) glitter, glisten, twinkle
    (ほし)きらきら(ひか)
    hoshi ga kirakira hikaru
    the stars are twinkling

Derived terms

Verb

きらきらする or キラキラする • (kirakira surusuru (stem きらきら (kirakira shi), past きらきらした (kirakira shita))

  1. glitter, glisten, gleam

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN