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靡

靡: flutter

flutter; yield to
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Readings

On
ヒ・ビ・ミ
Kun
なびく・ない・わける

Kun 靡く (なびく) means to flutter in the wind or to yield to someone; on-yomi in 風靡 and 淫靡.

Key words

靡くなびくto flutter; to yield to
風靡ふうびsweeping popularity
一世風靡いっせいふうびdominating an era
淫靡いんびlewd; decadent

Example sentences

On top of the castle tower, a flag is fluttering in the wind.

As soon as that game was released, it swept the whole world.

A certain decadent air hung over that tavern.

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