ぴたり
ぴたり
adverb
exactly; precisely; perfectly; suddenly stopping
1.
exactly; precisely; perfectly
Describes something fitting, matching, or hitting a target with perfect accuracy.
答えがぴたりと合った。
The answer matched exactly.
この服はぴたりと体に合う。
These clothes fit the body perfectly.
予想がぴたりと当たって、みんな驚いた。
The prediction was spot on, and everyone was surprised.
2.
suddenly stopping; coming to a complete halt
Describes something ceasing abruptly and completely, such as rain stopping or a noise ending.
雨がぴたりと止んだ。
The rain stopped abruptly.
風がぴたりと止まった。
The wind came to a sudden stop.
連絡がぴたりと途絶えて、心配になった。
Contact suddenly ceased completely, and I became worried.
An expressive onomatopoeic adverb that conveys precision or abrupt cessation. Almost always followed by the particle と.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ぴたりと合う: to fit/match exactly
- ぴたりと当たる: to be spot on, to hit the mark
- ぴたりと止まる: to stop dead
- ぴたりと止む: to cease abruptly
- ぴたりと閉める: to shut tightly
RELATED WORDS:
- ぴったり: the more common colloquial form with the same meanings; used more frequently in everyday speech
- ぴたっと: a slightly more casual variant
- ぴたり is somewhat more literary or dramatic than ぴったり
NOTE:
The と particle is almost always present: ぴたりと. Using ぴたり without と is possible but sounds more literary or poetic.