ぴんと

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲin to̞]

Adverb

ぴんと or ピンと • (pin to) 

  1. like a shock
    これを聞(き)いてピンときた。
    Kore o kīte pin to kita.
    On hearing it, they pricked up their ears, for it rang a bell.
  2. rigid; tense
    背(せ)筋(すじ)をピンとする
    sesuji o pin to suru
    to straighten one's back
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