Japanese symbol for “glancing”
ちらちら
ちらちら
Romaji: chirachira
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering
In Japanese, glancing is ちらちら (chirachira).
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Meanings
- adv-to, vs falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering
- adv-to, vs flickering; twinkling; glimmering; sparkling; dazzling
- adv-to, vs appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
- adv-to, vs glancing (repeatedly)
- adv-to, vs (hear, see) from time to time; intermittently
Written forms: —. Readings: ちらちら、チラチラ、チラッチラッ.
Other Japanese words for “glancing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| じろり | じろり jirori | glancing (look) |
| じろっと | じろっと jirotto | glancing (look) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.