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Emotion & Feeling

おっとり

ottori

Calm / gentle / serene

A gentle, unhurried personality that radiates warmth and calmness. Often used to describe someone who never seems flustered.

💡A colleague who stays calm even in a crisis — 'She's always so ottori, nothing bothers her.'

Example

彼女はおっとりした性格で、みんなに好かれている。

She has a gentle ottori personality and everyone likes her.

Quiz yourself

Despite the chaos around her, she remained ___ and composed.

周りが騒がしくても、彼女は○○としていた。

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Intermediate