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    3. ビリビリ

    ビリビリ

    ビリビリ

    (tear) to pieces

    KMT3CoreRef L1TechnologyKana Vocab12 strokes

    ビリビリびりびり

    Adverb, Particle, Adjective

    1.
    (tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    2.
    with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle

    3.
    feeling an electric shock
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    手て紙がみをビリビリに破やぶいた。

    I tore the letter to pieces.

    KMT3Daily Life
    静せい電でん気きで指ゆび先さきがビリビリした。

    My fingertips tingled with static electricity.

    KMT3TechnologyDaily Life
    プレゼントの包ほう装そう紙しをビリビリと開あけた。

    I ripped open the gift wrapping paper.

    KMT3Daily Life
    恐きょう怖ふで全ぜん身しんがビリビリと震ふるえた。

    My whole body trembled with fear.

    KMT4Emotions & Psychology
    古ふるいコードに触ふれたら、ビリビリと電でん気きが走はしった。

    When I touched the old cord, I felt an electric shock.

    KMT4TechnologyDaily Life

    Kana that make up this word

    ビ
    bi
    リ
    ri
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