ひりひり

ひりひり
adverb
stinging; smarting; burning
1. stinging; smarting; burning
Describes a hot, burning sensation on the skin or in the throat, often from sunburn, cuts, or spicy food.
日焼(ひや)けで肌(はだ)がひりひりする。
My skin is stinging from the sunburn.
辛(から)い料理(りょうり)で舌(した)がひりひりする。
The spicy food is making my tongue burn.
切(き)り傷(きず)がひりひり痛(いた)む。
The cut stings.

ひりひり is an onomatopoeic word for stinging or burning sensations.

COMMON CAUSES:

  • 日焼(ひや)け (sunburn)
  • 辛(から)い食(た)べ物(もの) (spicy food)
  • 切(き)り傷(きず) (cuts)
  • 擦(す)り傷(きず) (scrapes)
  • アルコール消毒(しょうどく) (alcohol disinfection)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ちくちく: prickling (needles, thorns)
  • ぴりぴり: tingling (spicy, numbing)
  • じんじん: numbing, tingling

Related Words

Related: ちくちく (prickling)
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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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