“Swirling” in Japanese
Short answer
Swirling in Japanese is “飄々” (hyouhyou). Full meaning: whistling (wind), blowing, howling; fluttering (in the wind), waving, flapping, swirling, dancing; staggering, tottering, wandering, roaming, aimless.
Other ways to say “Swirling” in Japanese
ちらりほらり
chirarihorari here and there, in twos and threes, sporadically, sparsely; now and then, from time to time, occasionally; lightly fluttering (of falling petals, leaves, etc.), swirling (in the wind)
ひょうひょう
hyouhyou whistling (wind), blowing, howling; fluttering (in the wind), waving, flapping, swirling, dancing; staggering, tottering, wandering, roaming, aimless
チラリホラリ
chirarihorari here and there, in twos and threes, sporadically, sparsely; now and then, from time to time, occasionally; lightly fluttering (of falling petals, leaves, etc.), swirling (in the wind)
飄飄
hyouhyou whistling (wind), blowing, howling; fluttering (in the wind), waving, flapping, swirling, dancing; staggering, tottering, wandering, roaming, aimless
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