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ひっそり

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Kana: ひっそり
Romaji: hissori
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Definitions

adv-to
adv
vs
1

quiet (place); still; silent; deserted

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2

inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Example Sentences

商店街(しょうてんがい)は平日(へいじつ)ひっそりしている。
➥Shops are quiet on weekdays.
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その将軍(しょうぐん)は退役後(たいえきご)ひっそり余生(よせい)を送(おく)った。
➥The general lived the rest of his life peacefully after his retirement.
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二(に)人(にん)の姉妹(しまい)はひっそりと暮(く)らしていた。
➥The two sisters lived very quietly.
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