Hirahira
Also read: ヒラヒラ
ひらひら (Hirahira) is a Japanese adverb meaning “fluttering, flapping, waving, flickering (light, flame, etc.)”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbfluttering; flapping; waving
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbflickering (light, flame, etc.)
- nounfrill; piece of thin material
Examples
大きな雪片がひらひらと降った。
Snow fell in large flakes.
風が吹くたびに、桜の花びらが、ひらひらと舞い降りてました。
The cherry blossoms flutter down whenever the wind blows.
ヒラヒラと桜の花が舞っている。もうお花見の季節も終わりだな。
It looks like cherry blossom-viewing season is at an end. You can see the petals fluttering down.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).