noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
frizzy; wiry; kinky; curled up; shrivelled
Describes hair that is tightly curled or frizzy, or leaves/edges that are curled or shrivelled. Often used with と or as a する verb.
湿気で髪がチリチリになった。
My hair got frizzy from the humidity.
チリチリに
A curled-up, shrivelled leaf had fallen.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
sizzling; frizzling
Mimics the sound or sensation of something sizzling or frizzling, like food frying in oil.
油でチリチリと音を立てて揚がっている。
It's frying with a sizzling sound in the oil.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
stingingly; painfully; piercingly; bitingly
Describes a sharp, stinging sensation from extreme heat or cold, like a burn or frostbite. Can be used adverbially or as a する verb.
冷たい風で肌がチリチリする。
My skin stings from the cold wind.
やけどした指がまだチリチリ痛む。
My burned finger still hurts with a stinging pain.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
cowering; shrinking back; petrified
Describes a state of being so frightened that one shrinks back or cowers. Often used with と or as a する verb.
大きな犬に吠えられて、子どもはチリチリと後ずさりした。
Barked at by a big dog, the child shrank back cowering.