ぷかり

adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb

puffing; blowing out smoke

Mimetic adverb describing a single puff or light emission of smoke, often with と.

• 彼かれはタバコの煙けむりをぷかりと吐はき出だした。

  He puffed out cigarette smoke.

adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb

bobbing; floating lightly

Mimetic adverb for something light rising to the surface or floating gently, often with と or reduplicated.

• 落おち葉ばが池いけにぷかりと浮うかんでいる。

  A fallen leaf is floating lightly on the pond.

• 魚さかなが水すい面めんにぷかりぷかりと浮ういてきた。

  The fish bobbed up to the surface.