- chirachira falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti), fluttering; flickering, twinkling, glimmering, sparkling, dazzling; appearing and disappearing, catching glimpses; glancing (repeatedly)
Use ちらちら for light, scattered movement or intermittent glimpses, often in casual descriptions of snow, glances, or flickering lights.
雪がちらちらと降っている。
Yuki ga chirachira to futte iru.
Snow is falling lightly.
彼女がこっちをちらちら見ていた。
Kanojo ga kocchi o chirachira mite ita.
She kept glancing this way.
⚖️ Commonly confused with きらきら (kirakira), which describes steady sparkling or glittering, not intermittent flickering.
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