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ちゃらちゃら

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeia. Found in texts from at least the late 1600s.[1] Compare English jingle jingle, chatter chatter.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ちゃらちゃら or チャラチャラ (charachara

  1. (onomatopoeia) jinglingly, janglingly
    ()(ぜに)ちゃらちゃら()ちた
    kozeni ga charachara ochita
    coins dropped with a jingling sound
  2. (onomatopoeia) chatteringly, talkatively
    Synonyms: ぺらぺら (perapera), ぺちゃくちゃ (pechakucha)
  3. (onomatopoeia, by extension from the idea of jingling coins) showily, frivolously, shallowly, superficially
    いつもちゃらちゃらしてますけどね!
    Itsumo charachara shitemasu kedo ne!
    But (you are, he is, she is, etc.) always showing off!

Derived terms

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Verb

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ちゃらちゃらする or チャラチャラする (charachara surusuru (stem ちゃらちゃら (charachara shi), past ちゃらちゃらした (charachara shita))

  1. to jingle, make a metallic sound
  2. to chatter, to talk ceaselessly
    Synonyms: ぺらぺら (perapera), ぺちゃくちゃ (pechakucha)
  3. to show off, to be frivolous or superficial

Usage notes

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Sometimes encountered with the adverbial particle (to) before either する (suru, to do) or another verb.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN