Components
ひらひら is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ヒラヒラ
BOOST
1. flutter  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. flickering (light, flame, etc.)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
noun
3. frill
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 53,448 which gives a rank of 21,605
ヒラヒラ is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 7,070,000 results)
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See also: ひらひら  
Example sentences:
ヒラヒラ
さくら
はな
っている
もう
はなみ
花見
きせつ
季節
わり

It looks like cherry blossom-viewing season is at an end. You can see the petals fluttering down.
かぜ
たびに
さくら
はな
びら
ひらひらと
りていました

The cherry blossoms fluttered down whenever the wind blew.
かぜ
たびに
さくら
はな
びら
ひらひら
りてました

The cherry blossoms flutter down whenever the wind blows.
ひらひら
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 81,000 (about 3,240,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5769 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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