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Texture & Touch

ぼわぼわ

bowa-bowa

Fluffy and voluminous

Puffed up and voluminous with a light, airy fluffiness. Like an afro, fluffy clouds, or overly dried cotton.

💡Used for puffy hair, fluffy cotton, oversized knitting, or anything that's expanded with air.

Example

ドライヤーのかけすぎで髪がぼわぼわになった。

My hair got all fluffy and voluminous from too much blow-drying.

Quiz yourself

The cat's fur was ___ after being brushed the wrong way.

逆毛にブラッシングして猫の毛が___になった。

fluffyvoluminouspuffyairyexpanded
Intermediate