ひらり

Japanese

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひらり [hìráꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) ひらり [hìráríꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çiɾa̠ɾʲi]

Adverb

ひらり or ヒラリ • (hirari) (optionally as ひらりと (hirari to))

(onomatopoeia) lightly, nimbly, (of leaves) with a flutter
ひらりと馬(うま)にまたがった。
Hirari to uma ni matagatta.
He/she lightly jumped on the horse.

木(こ)の葉(は)が風(かぜ)に吹(ふ)かれてひらりと地(つち)に落(お)ちた。
Konoha ga kaze ni fukarete hirari to tsuchi ni ochita.
A leaf fluttered in the wind and fell to the ground.

Related terms

ひらひら (hirahira)
閃(ひらめ)く (hirameku)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN