颯爽

さっそう

Meanings

1. たる-adjective, Adverb gallant; dashing; jaunty

Kanji

• 颯 sudden; quick; sound of the wind. Read as サツ.
• 爽 bracing. Read as ソウ.

Example sentences

• 猫が颯爽と塀をよじ登った。
  The cat climbed lightly over the wall.

Words containing 颯爽

• 英姿颯爽 (えいしさっそう) cutting a fine (dashing, gallant, noble) figure

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