スパークsupaaku

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbspark
Conjugation
Dictionary formスパークする
Polite (masu)スパークします
Negative (nai)スパークしない
polite (masen)スパークしません
classical zu / nuスパークせず・スパークせぬ
Past (ta)スパークした
polite (mashita)スパークしました
Past negative (nakatta)スパークしなかった
polite (masen deshita)スパークしませんでした
Te formスパークして
Potentialスパークできる
Passiveスパークされる
Causativeスパークさせる
Causative passiveスパークさせられる
Conditional (ba)スパークすれば
taraスパークしたら
Volitionalスパークしよう
polite (mashou)スパークしましょう
Imperativeスパークしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • RelatedひらめくNeutralA neutral verb for flashing or glittering; it is also commonly used for an idea flashing into the mind, as in 「アイデアが閃く」.
  • Related閃光せんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose noun for an instantaneous flash of light, as in 「閃光弾」; it centres on the light, while 「スパーク」 is sparks from a discharge or fierce fighting.
  • Relatedピカピカ光るピカピカひかるCasualA colloquial phrase for shining brightly; it stresses continuous gleaming and is not used for sparks from an electrical discharge.

Use 「スパーク」 for sparks from a discharge or fierce fighting, as in 「プラグがスパークする」; for a flash of light say 「閃光」, for a flash of inspiration 「閃く」, and for shining brightly 「ピカピカ光る」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (放電ほうでんなどにより)火花ひばなが出でること。また、その火花ひばな。
  2. 火花ひばなが散ちるほど激はげしく戦たたかうこと。
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