Harahara
Also read: はらはら
ハラハラ (Harahara) is a Japanese suru verb meaning “to feel anxious, to feel nervous, to be kept in suspense, to feel excited”.
Meanings
- suru verb, adverbto feel anxious; to feel nervous; to be kept in suspense; to feel excited; to feel thrilled
- adverb, adverb (to)fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears)
- adverb, adverb (to)hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
Examples
ハラハラするな。
This is a great moment.
見ていてハラハラさせられた。
Just to watch it made me nervous.
彼ははらはらして息子を待った。
He waited for his son with anxiety.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).