Onomatopoeia#15,433 most used

ぎょっと

being startled

IN A SENTENCE

その光景こうけいを見みてぎょっとした。

I was frightened by the sight.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

being startled

adverb · する verb

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives ぎょっと this one meaning.

Kind擬音語, onomatopoeia

Frequency#15,433 most used

Writtenぎょっと only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium