はためく
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave
- to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
Example sentences
- 日の丸がはためいていた。
Japanese flags were flying. - 帆が風にはためいた。
The sails fluttered in the wind. - 風にはためき続けるぼろぼろの旗が見える。
I see a tattered flag which continues to flutter in the wind.
Common phrases
Words containing はためく
- 鳴りはためく (なりはためく) to reverberate