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Movement & Speed

ひゅっと

hyutto

Quick, evasive dodge

A swift evasive movement—ducking quickly, stepping aside suddenly, or slipping away from a reach.

💡Used for dodging a thrown object, ducking under something, or quickly stepping out of the way.

Example

ボールをひゅっとかわした。

I quickly dodged the ball with a swift sidestep.

Quiz yourself

He ___ ducked under the swinging branch.

振り回された枝を○○とかわした。

dodgingevasiveswiftquickstepping
Intermediate