How to say 'Glaring' in Japanese | ぎらぎら

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The Japanese word for Glaring is 'Giragira', written as ぎらぎら in Japanese.

word

ぎらぎら

Meaning

Glaring

Reading

Giragira

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'ぎらぎら (giragira)' describes something shining or glaring intensely, often in a harsh or unpleasant way. It is commonly used to describe bright light, such as sunlight or artificial light, that is overwhelming or uncomfortable. For example: The sun is glaring「太陽がぎらぎらと輝いている」(たいようがぎらぎらとかがやいている). The neon lights are glaring「ネオンがぎらぎら光っている」(ネオンがぎらぎらひかっている). This word can also be used metaphorically to describe someone's intense or piercing gaze, as in 'His eyes were glaring「彼の目がぎらぎらしていた」(かれのめがぎらぎらしていた).'

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

1990

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ぎらぎら

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ぎ

Reading

hiragana

ら

Reading

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'Giragira' means 'Glaring' .

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