飄々

ひょうひょう

Also written 飄飄

Meanings

1. たる-adjective, Adverb whistling (wind); blowing; howling
2. fluttering (in the wind); waving; flapping; swirling; dancing
3. staggering; tottering; wandering; roaming; aimless
4. たる-adjective, Adverb, する verb aloof from the world; easygoing; transcendental; detached

Kanji

• 飄 turn over; wave. Read as ヒョウ.

Example sentences

• 何か飄々とはぐらかされてる気がするわ。
  I get the feeling I'm being given the runaround.
• その飄々とした人柄が老若男女に慕われている。
  His easygoing personality has endeared him to men and women of all ages.

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