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表層形
ちかちかっ
チカチカッ
副詞

ちかちかっ (チカチカッ)

Chikachika · ちかちかっ — flickering, flashing on and off, twinkling, glittering; glaringly (bright), painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

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ちかちかっ in rōmaji: chikachika.

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Updated: 2026年10月3日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
ちかちかっ
見出し語 (Lemma)
ちかちか
読み (Reading)
チカチカッ
品詞 (POS)
副詞・*・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
ちかちかっ
読み・基本形
チカチカッ
表記・基本形
ちかちかっ
見出し語の読み
チカチカ
How it's used

Used as a mimetic adverb in casual speech to describe rapid, brief flickering of light or a sharp, stinging pain; common in everyday descriptions of screens, lights, or eye irritation.

画面がちかちかっとして目が痛い。
Gamen ga chikachika tto shite me ga itai.
The screen flickers and hurts my eyes.

まぶしくて、光がちかちかっとする。
Mabushikute, hikari ga chikachika to suru.
It's so bright the light flashes on and off.

⚖️ Commonly confused with ぴかぴか (pikapika), which means glossy or shiny, not flickering.

💡 English Meaning

ちかちかっ means “flickering, flashing on and off, twinkling, glittering; glaringly (bright), painfully (bright); prickling (pain)” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

チカチカ (チカチカ) — main entry →

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