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🌏 Region(s): Honshu (Standard)

ひらひら・ヒラヒラ

hirahira

Definition

Adverb

  1. (Of wings, petals, etc.) Flutter; fluttering; flitter; flap
    1. ちょうがひらひらととんでいる【蝶がひらひらと飛んでいる】
      chou ga hirahira to tondeiru
      "The butterfly is fluttering in the air"
    2. ゆきがヒラヒラとまった【雪がヒラヒラと舞った】
      yuki ga hirahira to matta
      "The snow fluttered about"
  2. (Of a light) Flicker; flickering
    1. ひかりがひらひらとうごく【光がひらひらと動く】
      hikari ga hirahira to ugoku
      "The light flickers while shaking"

Etymology

Cognate to the variant びらびら birabira "flutter; flicker".

意味:ひらひら・ヒラヒラ、びらびら・ビラビラ、はたはた・ハタハタ

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