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Movement & Speed

ひらり

hirari

Nimbly dodging; gracefully flitting

A light, graceful movement of dodging, flipping, or dancing away with elegant ease. Like a leaf catching the wind.

💡Used for nimbly dodging an attack, gracefully leaping, a butterfly landing, or flipping onto a horse.

Example

忍者はひらりと身をかわして攻撃を避けた。

The ninja nimbly dodged the attack with a graceful twist.

Quiz yourself

The matador ___ stepped aside as the bull charged past.

闘牛士は突進する牛を___とかわした。

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Intermediate