ふわふわ

Japanese

Etymology

Compare English fluffy, Hungarian puha (“soft, fluffy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ふ​わふわ [fúꜜwàfùwà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠ɸɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠]

Adverb

ふわふわ or フワフワ • (fuwafuwa) 

  1. softly (in the sense of gently and smoothly)
  2. fluffy, airy, light (like a pillow or foam)

Verb

ふわふわする or フワフワする • (fuwafuwa suru) suru (stem ふわふわし (fuwafuwa suru shi), past ふわふわした (fuwafuwa suru shita))

  1. be soft (in the sense of gently and smoothly)
  2. be fluffy, airy, light (like a pillow or foam)

Usage notes

This is usually used in the past tense, ふわふわした (fuwafuwa shita).

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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