JLPT N2 · Adverb

どっと (dotto)

どっと is a Japanese adverb meaning “bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どっと
Romaji: dotto
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); roaring; whooping · adverb · onomatopoeia / mimetic
in a rush; in a surge; flooding in; pouring in · adverb · onomatopoeia / mimetic
suddenly; all of a sudden · adverb · onomatopoeia / mimetic

Example sentences

学童たちはどっと笑った。

The pupils burst out laughing.

Tatoeba #184190

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1009210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.