JLPT N4 · Onomatopoeia

きらきら

glittering

Stroke order of きらきら

4 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

き · 4 strokes ら · 2 strokes き · 4 strokes ら · 2 strokes

Memory trick

KIRA-KIRA — 'kira' like 'Kiara' twinkling star.

Parts: adverb; with する/光る

The characters in きらきら

きき — ki (4 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
きき — ki (4 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)

Example sentence

星がきらきら光っています。

ほしがきらきらひかっています。

The stars are twinkling.

More words: Onomatopoeia

そわそわrestless; fidgety がっかりdisappointed にこにこsmiling どきどきheart pounding わくわくexcited いらいらirritated ぺらぺらfluent ぴかぴかsparkling; shiny ぐっすりsoundly (sleep)ばらばらscattered; in pieces ごろごろlazing around; rumbling ざあざあpouring (rain)のんびりrelaxed; carefree すっきりrefreshed; neat ぺこぺこstarving がらがらempty; rattling

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