Chirachira
Also read: チラチラ、チラッチラッ
ちらちら (Chirachira) is a Japanese adverb (to) meaning “falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering, flickering, twinkling”.
Meanings
- adverb (to), suru verbfalling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering
- adverb (to), suru verbflickering; twinkling; glimmering; sparkling; dazzling
- adverb (to), suru verbappearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
- adverb (to), suru verbglancing (repeatedly)
- adverb (to), suru verb(hear, see) from time to time; intermittently
Examples
遠くで小さな明かりがちらちらしていた。
Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance.
ちょっと屈めば、信号旗がチラチラと見え隠れします。
If you just crouch a little, the signal flag can just be seen flicking in and out of sight.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).