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ちらりと

chirari-to

Catching a brief glimpse; glancing quickly

A quick, momentary glance at something. Describes the act of briefly seeing or looking, not a property of light itself.

💡Peeking at someone's phone — 'I chirari-to caught a glimpse of the message.'

Example

彼女の顔をちらりと見た。

I glanced chirari-to at her face.

Quiz yourself

She ___ glanced at the clock during the meeting.

彼女は会議中に時計を○○と見た。

glanceglimpsebriefpeekquick
Intermediate