すっと

すっと · sutto · JLPT N4 · adverb

quickly

sutto: su = a soft whoosh, tto = an abrupt stop. One swift, clean move.

Japanese sound-symbolic adverb. The breathy su mimics air slipping past with no resistance; the doubled t snaps it shut. So すっと means doing something in one smooth, quick, straight motion, like standing up or stepping forward without a hitch.

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