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How to say 'Smoothly' in Japanese | すっと

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The Japanese word for Smoothly is 'Sutto', written as すっと in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Smoothly

    Reading

    Sutto

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb 'すっと' describes an action that is done smoothly, quickly, or without hesitation. It often conveys a sense of something moving or happening in a fluid, uninterrupted manner. For example: The door opened smoothly「ドアがすっと開いた」(ドアがすっとあいた). She walked past me without hesitation「彼女はすっと私の横を通り過ぎた」(かのじょはすっとわたしのよこをとおりすぎた). This adverb can also imply a sense of relief or ease, as in: The pain went away smoothly「痛みがすっと引いた」(いたみがすっとひいた).

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Frequency

    3962

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word すっと

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Su
  • hiragana

    Reading

    To
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Tsu

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'Sutto' means 'Smoothly' .

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