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    3. ヒソヒソ

    ヒソヒソ

    ヒソヒソ

    in a whisper

    KMT3CoreRef L1Adverb, ParticleDaily LifeKana Vocab8 strokes

    ヒソヒソひそひそ

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    in a whisper, in a low voice, in undertones
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれらはヒソヒソ話はなしていた。

    They were whispering.

    KMT3Daily Life
    先せん生せいが来きたので、子こ供どもたちはヒソヒソ声ごえになった。

    When the teacher came, the children started whispering.

    KMT3Daily LifeEducation
    図と書しょ館かんでは、ヒソヒソ声ごえで話はなすのがマナーです。

    In the library, it is good manners to speak in a whisper.

    KMT3Daily LifeEducation
    会かい議ぎ中ちゅう、隣となりの席せきの人ひとがヒソヒソと何なにかを相そう談だんしていた。

    During the meeting, the person next to me was whispering and consulting about something.

    KMT4Daily LifeWork & Career
    秘ひ密みつの話はなしをするために、二ふた人りはヒソヒソと話はなし始はじめた。

    To talk about a secret, the two began to whisper.

    KMT4Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kana that make up this word

    ヒ
    hi
    ソ
    so
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