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.

word

ひらひら

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

ひ

Reading

hiragana

ら

Reading

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'Hirahira' means 'Fluttering' .

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