"びくびく" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [bʲikɯ̟bʲikɯ̟] Forms: bikubiku [romanization], びくびく [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From the root びく (biku). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|びく}} びく (biku) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|hhira=びくびく}} びくびく • (bikubiku) ^(←びくびく (bikubiku)?)
  1. (onomatopoeia) trembling Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-びくびく-ja-adv-VOiOZZ1h Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
  2. (onomatopoeia) twitching; spasming Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-びくびく-ja-adv-5u5O-h3H Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 36 64 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 64 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ぴくぴく (pikupiku)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for びくびく meaning in Japanese (1.4kB)

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  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
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