Back to all words
Light & Sparkle

ぎらっと

giratto

A single harsh, blinding glare

One sharp, aggressive flash of light — sunlight reflected off a car windshield, a predator's eyes flashing, or the menacing glint of a blade. The single-instance version of gira-gira, always intense and often intimidating.

💡Sun reflecting off an oncoming car — 'The windshield caught the sun and flashed giratto, blinding me for a moment.'

Example

対向車のフロントガラスがぎらっと光った。

The oncoming car's windshield flashed giratto.

Quiz yourself

The sun reflected off the glass building and hit my eyes ___.

ガラスのビルに反射した太陽が○○と目に入った。

sunshinesummereyesfiremorning
Intermediate