Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ぐっと or グッと (gutto

  1. with a sudden force
    ぐっと()()
    gutto nomihosu
    to chug dry
    (たい)(おん)ぐっと()がっ
    taion ga gutto agatta
    the temperature skyrocketed
    (むね)ぐっとくる
    mune ni gutto kuru
    to pack an emotional punch
    (literally, “to come strongly to the chest”)

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN