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JLPT N3 · Adverbs of guessing

ひょっとすると

maybe; by any chance

Stroke order of ひょっとすると

7 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ひ · 1 strokesょ · 3 strokesっ · 1 strokesと · 2 strokesす · 2 strokesる · 1 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

HYOTTO SURU TO — 'hyot-toe' suddenly, perhaps.

Parts: Adverb; slight chance.

The characters in ひょっとすると

  • ひ ひ — hi (1 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • す す — su (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ひょっとすると私が間違っているかも。

ひょっとするとわたしがまちがっているかも。

Maybe I am wrong.

More words: Adverbs of guessing

いったいon earth; what in the worldおそらくprobablyもしかするとpossiblyどうやらapparentlyなんとなくsomehow; vaguelyなんとかsomehow; managingいかにもtruly; indeedまさにexactly; preciselyさぞsurely; must beもしもif; in case

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