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1. Inability to stand up straight and a swaying of the body.
2. Inability to formulate an attitude, opinion, etc.
3. Actions without clear awareness or purpose.
4. State of foggy consciousness due to fatigue, illness, etc.
5. Lack of strength in the body due to fatigue or illness.

• Type: Giyougo (擬容語)
• Category: Status.
• Onomatopoeia: dizzy; stagger; wobbly; hangs about; meandering; flap flap.
• Equivalent: unsteady (e.g.on one's feet); staggering; reeling; tottering; dizzy; wavering; wandering; without knowing what one is doing; having no goal in mind.
• Source:
  • https://goiryoku.com/onomatopoeia/hurahura/
  • https://nihon5-bunka.net/onomatopoeia-furafura/
  • https://nihongokyoshi-net.com/2021/02/25/onomatopoeia-furafura/

Usage

〜（と）立ち上げる
stagger to one's feet.

〜（と）座り込む
drop into a crouch.

〜（と）歩く
walk unsteadily.

〜（と）庭に出る
wander into the garden.

〜になる
~ become unsteady on one's feet; grow faint.

〜する
~ feel light-headed; feel giddy; be unsteady on one's feet; flap; sway; swing; hang loose; be undecided; be wishy-washy.

Examples

高熱が出てふらふらするから寝るね
I'm going to bed because I have a high fever and I'm wobbly.

あの子はいつもふらふらと出かけていく
That girl always goes out in a daze.

徹夜で１日寝てないので、フラフラだ
I haven't slept all night, so I'm dizzy.

今日は忙しすぎて朝から何も食べてない。もうふらふらだよ。
I've been so busy today that I haven't eaten anything since this morning. I feel lightheaded.

彼は大学を卒業しても、就職せずにふらふらしている
He's graduated from college, but he's still wandering around without a job.

Related

• Gaku-Gaku / がくがく
• Fura-Fura / フラフラ