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How to say 'Fluttering' in Japanese | ひらひら

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The Japanese word for Fluttering is 'Hirahira', written as ひらひら in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Fluttering

    Reading

    Hirahira

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb 'ひらひら (hirahira)' describes the light, gentle, and fluttering movement of something, such as leaves, paper, or fabric. It conveys a sense of softness and delicacy in motion. For example: the petals are fluttering in the wind「花びらが風にひらひらしている」(はなびらがかぜにひらひらしている). The ribbon fluttered as she ran「リボンがひらひらと揺れた」(リボンがひらひらとゆれた). This word is often used to evoke a poetic or picturesque image of movement.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Frequency

    7023

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ひらひら

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Hi
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ra

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'Hirahira' means 'Fluttering' .

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