"ふわり" meaning in Japanese

See ふわり in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ɸɯ̟β̞a̠ɾʲi] Forms: fuwari [romanization], fufari [romanization], ふはり [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: ふわ (fuwa, root of the onomatopoeia) + り (ri, suffix to make adverb). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|ふわ|linkto=ふわふわ|pos=root of the onomatopoeia}} ふわ (fuwa, root of the onomatopoeia), {{ja-r|り|pos=suffix to make adverb}} り (ri, suffix to make adverb) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|hhira=ふはり}} ふわり • (fuwari) ^(←ふはり (fufari)?)
  1. (onomatopoeia) being soft or swollen in the something light: softly, puffy, fluffy Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-ふわり-ja-adv-aL8vM~Tn Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 11 49 40
  2. (onomatopoeia) something's light and gentle floating; nimble or lightsome motion: lightly, airy, softly Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-ふわり-ja-adv-VQ3eunvB Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 11 49 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 30 40 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 40 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 29 40 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 42 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 55 25
  3. (onomatopoeia) gentle motion to cover a light object on something: gently, softly Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-ふわり-ja-adv-PaIKwXdd Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 11 49 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ふわつく (fuwatsuku), ふわっと (fuwatto), ふわふわ (fuwafuwa), ふんわり (funwari), ゆるふわ (yurufuwa)

Alternative forms

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