Illustration: A short residential passage ends at a small wooden house tucked behind neighboring buildings. Its sliding entrance is closed, a pair of sandals rests neatly beneath the step, and a broom stands untouched beside a bucket.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

ひっそり

hissori

quiet and still

Example sentences

  1. 家いえはひっそりとしていた。

    The house was quiet.

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  2. ひっそりとした夜よるだった。

    It was a quiet night.

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  3. ここの夜よるはひっそりとしています。

    It is quiet here at night.

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