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    3. ふらふら

    ふらふら

    ふらふら

    unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet)

    KMT3CoreEmotions & PsychologyKana Vocab12 strokes

    ふらふらフラフラ

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle, Adjective

    1.
    unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    2.
    wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle

    3.
    aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    彼かれは疲つかれてふらふらだ。

    He is dizzy from exhaustion.

    KMT2Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    熱ねつがあるので、体からだがふらふらする。

    I have a fever, so my body feels unsteady.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは目もく的てきもなく街まちをふらふらと歩あるいていた。

    He was aimlessly wandering through the town.

    KMT4Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    徹てつ夜や明あけで頭あたまがふらふらして、集しゅう中ちゅうできない。

    My head is dizzy from staying up all night, and I can't concentrate.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    強つよい風かぜに吹ふかれて、自じ転てん車しゃがふらふらと揺ゆれた。

    Blown by the strong wind, the bicycle swayed unsteadily.

    KMT4Daily LifeWeather & Geography

    Kana that make up this word

    ふ
    fu
    ら
    ra
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