taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Obsolete literary use describing something light fluttering in the wind, such as a flag or butterfly. Modern Japanese would use ひらひら or はためく.
taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Obsolete literary use for a person's frivolous or restless behavior. Not used in modern conversation.
In an old poem, it says 'the flag flutters lightly.'
An old essay says his frivolous attitude troubled those around him.
Full-kanji variant; less common than 翩々.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 翩 is associated with fluttering or lightly moving, and the reduplicated form 翩々 is a literary Chinese-style expression.