Meaning of プカプカ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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プカプカ
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Romajipukapuka
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- sound of someone smoking; sound of something floating
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Example Sentences
プカプカ used in context
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例えば、たばこをぷかぷか吸う先生が、たばこを吸う生徒に注意してもその注意は矛盾しているだろう。
For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
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ジェーンは太ってるし、態度も悪いし、煙草もぷかぷか吸うし。でも、ケンは彼女のことを可愛くてチャーミングだと思ってるんだな。『あばたもえくぼ』っていうけど、まさにそれだな。
Jane is fat, rude, and smokes too much. But Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.
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