adverb taking the 'to' particle; adverb (fukushi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
with a glitter; with a sparkleonomatopoeic or mimetic wordピッカピカ and ビカビカ are more emphatic
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
brand new; shiny and newonomatopoeic or mimetic word
cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finishedchildren's languageonomatopoeic or mimetic word
Forms
ピカピカFrequency rank: 15,437. – 15,491.
ぴかぴかFrequency rank: 26,098. – 26,294.
ピッカピカ
ぴっかぴか
ビカビカ
びかびか
Generated definitions (experimental)
with a glitter; with a sparkle
This meaning describes something that shines brightly or has a shimmering quality, often used to describe objects or surfaces that reflect light in an attractive way.
On a nice spring day, when Jan was digging in the sandbox in the backyard, he found a small box. In the box was a shining switchblade with a mysterious inscription.
Lingaku