Illustration: Outside a Japanese apartment entrance, a young adult presses the release on a folding umbrella, which springs open with startling speed. Their thumb remains on the button, their shoulders jump, and their fringe lifts from the sudden movement of air.

パッと

patto

suddenly, quickly

Example sentences

明あかりがパッとついた。
The light came on suddenly.
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彼かれはぱっと後あとずさりした。
He backed abruptly away.
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ぱっとリモコンを手てに取とった。
I quickly picked up the remote control.
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