きらり

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Japanese

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Etymology

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きら (kira, root of the onomatopoeia) + (-ri, suffix to make adverb).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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きらり or キラリ (kirari

  1. (onomatopoeia) a beautiful or sharp momentary glow: glitteringly, brightly
    Synonym: ぴかり (pikari)
    • (さい)()(おん)ヲモイ(びと)ニテ(さうらひ)ケル(みつ)(やす)ガムスメノ()()殿(どの)トイヒケル(によう)(ばう)ノ。(しん)(ゐん)チカノリ()ヲウチツブサセ(たまひ)タルト(まうし)アイ(さうらう)(まうし)タリケルヲ(きか)セヲハシマシテ。(おん)()キラリ()アゲテヲハシマシタリケルガ。マサシキ(さい)()ニテヒキイラセ(たまひ)ニケルトゾ(ひと)ハカタリ(はべり)シ。
      Saigo no on-omoibito nite sōraikeru Mitsuyasu ga musume no Tosadono to iikeru nyōbō no, shin'in no Chikanori ga me o uchi-tsubusase-tamaitaru to mōshi-ai-sōrō to mōshitarikeru o kikase-owashimashite, on-me o kirari to miagete owashimashitarikeru ga, masashiki saigo nite hikiirase-tamainikeru to zo hito wa katari-haberishi.
      A court lady named Tosadono, the last favourite mistress [of the ex-Emperor Toba], daughter of [Minamoto no] Mitsuyasu, told him "they speak to each other about that the new ex-emperor (Emperor Sutoku) made [Taira no] Chikanori blind", then His Imperial Majesty made his eyes looking up brightly; exactly that was his last moment and His Imperial Majesty drew his last breath; that is what people say.
  2. (obsolete) something became clear: clearly
    Synonym: はっきり (hakkiri)
    • 1477, 桃源瑞仙 (Tōgen Zuisen), 史記抄 [Shikishō]:
      (これ)キラリトキコヘタゾ
      kore de kirari to kikoeta zo
      Now I can hear it clearly.
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN