そわそわ

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) そ​わそわ [sóꜜwàsòwà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ɰᵝa̠so̞ɰᵝa̠]

Adverb

そわそわ or ソワソワ • (sowasowa) ←そはそは (sofasofa)?

  1. nervous; uneasy; fidgety
    そわそわと落(お)ち着(つ)かない
    sowasowa to ochitsukanai
    being restless and uneasy

Verb

そわそわする or ソワソワする • (sowasowa suru) ←そはそは (sofasofa)?suru (stem そわそわし (sowasowa suru shi), past そわそわした (sowasowa suru shita))

  1. to be nervous; to be uneasy; to be fidgety

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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