ひらり

Japanese

Adverb

ひらり or ヒラリ • (hirari) 

1. (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.