光・輝き · Light & shine
ピカピカ
pika-pikagitaigo · state / conditionVery common
Shiny / spick-and-span
A hard, gleaming shine — polished shoes, a clean floor, a flash of lightning. ピカピカの一年生 means a shiny, brand-new first-grader.
Related words
Common forms
ピカピカ（の）ピカピカに
When to use
- 床をピカピカに磨く — to polish the floor till it gleams.
- ピカピカの = brand-new.
- ピカッ = a single flash (of lightning).
Examples
靴を磨いてピカピカにした。
くつをみがいてピカピカにした。
I polished my shoes until they gleamed.