ひょっこり

Alternative writings: ひょっくり
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An adverbial onomatopoeia meaning to appear unexpectedly or pop up suddenly; also used for accidentally meeting someone by chance.

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Onomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

彼はひょっこり部屋に入ってきた。

He popped into the room unexpectedly.

山道でひょっこり昔の友人に会った。

I unexpectedly ran into an old friend on the mountain path.

窓からひょっこり顔を出す猫がかわいい。

A cat poking its head out of the window is cute.

長い会議中に、彼がひょっこり現れた。

He suddenly showed up in the middle of the long meeting.

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