Meaning of ひょっこり in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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ひょっこり, ひょっくり
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Romajihyokkori, hyokkuri
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
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Example Sentences
ひょっこり, ひょっくり used in context
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She came up from goodness knows where.
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They often drop in at my house.
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彼は若い頃招待もされないのにパーティーにひょっこり姿を見せることがよくあった。
He often turned up at parties without an invitation in his days.
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He dropped in on me.
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He usually drops in at my place.
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I have a feeling that he may blow in sometime soon.
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