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Sound & Noise

ことん

koton

Light thud of small object

A soft, gentle sound of a small object being placed down or falling lightly — a mug set on a table, a fruit dropping from a tree.

💡Setting down a coffee cup — 'She placed the cup on the saucer with a koton.'

Example

コップをことんとテーブルに置いた。

I placed the cup on the table with a koton.

Quiz yourself

The acorn fell from the tree and landed ___ on the bench.

どんぐりが木から落ちてベンチに○○と当たった。

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