Illustration: On a sofa in a Japanese apartment, a child wraps both arms tightly around an oversized soft seal cushion. The child's fingers sink deeply into the fabric, elbows press inward, and the cushion's middle is visibly compressed while its rounded head and tail bulge outward.

JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

ぎゅっと

gyutto

tightly, firmly

Example sentences

  1. ぎゅっと抱だきしめて。

    Hug me tight.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょをぎゅっと抱だきしめた。

    I hugged her tightly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ギュッとして「大丈夫だいじょうぶだよ」って言いってくれる人ひとが欲ほしいんだけど。

    I need someone to hug me and tell me everything is going to be OK.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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