Japanese

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Adverb

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ひょっと (hyotto

  1. (onomatopoeia) possibly
  2. (onomatopoeia) by chance

Verb

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ひょっとする (hyotto surusuru (stem ひょっと (hyottosuru shi), past ひょっとした (hyottosuru shita))

  1. be by any chance

Usage notes

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Usually occurs with a form of する, for example as ひょっとして or ひょっとしたら.

Derived terms

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