Vocab Info

A5 Expression, くる-verb (special), Intransitive verb

グッと来(く)るto touch emotionally, to feel something, to strike home

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression, くる-verb (special), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to be (deeply) moving, to pack an (emotional) punch, to be emotionally touching, to strike home, to strike a chord

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    グッと来る 【グッとくる】、ぐっと来る 【ぐっとくる】

    Details

      • グ

      • ッ

      • と

      • く

      • る

    Examples

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    • 彼(かれ)の苦労(くろう)話(ばなし)が心(こころ)にグッと来(き)た。

      His story of hardship struck a chord with me.

    • 語(かた)りの上手(じょうず)な話(はな)し方(かた)にグッと来(き)ました。

      I was moved by the way he skillfully told the story.

    • その人(ひと)は、胸(むね)にグッと来(く)るような美貌(びぼう)を持(も)っています。

      That person has a beauty that touches the heart.

    • グッと来(く)る話(はなし)が出来(でき)ないなんて、漫談(まんだん)家(か)にあるまじきことである。

      Being unable to tell a moving story is unbecoming of a comedian.

    • その話(はなし)が心(こころ)にグッときて、私(わたし)は戸惑(とまど)う同僚(どうりょう)をよそにワンワンと泣(な)いてしまった。

      The story touched my heart, and I burst into tears, ignoring my bewildered colleagues.

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