Vocabulary

What does ちらっと (chiratto) mean?

ちらっと means glancing, briefly, at a glance.

Quick facts
Readingちらっと
Romajichiratto
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ちらっと
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchiratto

glancing, briefly, at a glance

  1. 1adverb at a glance; by accident

Example sentences

  • I glanced at her for a moment.

  • I've caught wind of that story before.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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