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Light & Sparkle

ぴっかぴか

pikka-pika

Sparkling clean; brand-new shine

An emphatic, sparkling clean shine that looks brand new. Even more brilliant and pristine than regular sparkling.

💡Used for freshly cleaned rooms, brand-new shoes, just-polished trophies, or a thoroughly cleaned kitchen.

Example

大掃除の後、家中がぴっかぴかになった。

After the big cleanup, the whole house was sparkling clean.

Quiz yourself

The children's shoes were ___ on the first day of school.

入学式の日、子供たちの靴が___だった。

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