ほっと (Hotto) — with a feeling of relief · Japanese Dictionary · Nantoka

Hotto

Also read: ホッと、ホっと

ほっと (Hotto) is a Japanese adverb meaning “with a feeling of relief, with a sigh of relief, deeply (sigh)”.

Meanings

adverb, suru verbwith a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief
adverbdeeply (sigh)

Examples

僕はホッとした。
I felt much more relaxed.
それを聞いてほっとした。
I am very much relieved to know that.
彼はその事実でホッとした。
He took hope from that fact.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).