きらきら

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Japanese

Pronunciation

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Adverb

きらきら or キラキラ • (kirakira) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) glitter, glisten, twinkle
    星(ほし)がきらきら光(ひか)る
    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 suru) suru (stem きらきらし (kirakira shi), past きらきらした (kirakira shita))

  1. glitter, glisten, gleam

Conjugation

Conjugation of "キラキラする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") キラキラし きらきらし kirakira shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") キラキラし きらきらし kirakira shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") キラキラする きらきらする kirakira suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") キラキラする きらきらする kirakira suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") キラキラすれ きらきらすれ kirakira sure
Meireikei ("imperative") キラキラせよ¹
キラキラしろ² 		きらきらせよ¹
きらきらしろ² 		kirakira seyo¹
kirakira shiro²
Key constructions
Passive キラキラされる きらきらされる kirakira sareru
Causative キラキラさせる
キラキラさす 		きらきらさせる
きらきらさす 		kirakira saseru
kirakira sasu
Potential キラキラできる きらきらできる kirakira dekiru
Volitional キラキラしよう きらきらしよう kirakira shiyō
Negative キラキラしない きらきらしない kirakira shinai
Negative continuative キラキラせず きらきらせず kirakira sezu
Formal キラキラします きらきらします kirakira shimasu
Perfective キラキラした きらきらした kirakira shita
Conjunctive キラキラして きらきらして kirakira shite
Hypothetical conditional キラキラすれば きらきらすれば kirakira sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

See also

References

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