ふわり

Japanese edit

ふわ (fuwa, root of the onomatopoeia) + り (ri, suffix to make adverb).

ふわり • (fuwari) ^{←ふはり (fufari)^?}

(onomatopoeia) being soft or swollen in the something light: softly, puffy, fluffy
ふわりとした尻(しっ)尾(ぽ)
fuwari to shita shippo
a fluff of tail
(onomatopoeia) something's light and gentle floating; nimble or lightsome motion: lightly, airy, softly
- 1819, Issa Kobayashi, おらが春 [Ora ga haru]:
  
  蝶(てふ)蝶(てふ)のふはりととんだ茶(ちや)釜(がま)哉(かな)
  Chōchō no fuwari to tonda chagama kana
  There's a teapot, a butterfly softly flew off.
(onomatopoeia) gentle motion to cover a light object on something: gently, softly
- 1782, 奈蒔野馬乎人(Namake no Bakahito), 洒落本 [Sharebon]: 山下珍作 [Yamashitachinsaku]:
  
  息(むす)子(こ)「てぬぐひをふわりとかぶり口(くち)にくわへて」
  Musuko “Tenugui o fuwari to kaburi kuchi ni kuwaete”
  Son: "Put gently a hand towel on, hold it on the mouth and—"

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN