サッと: Mix of ひらがな and カタカナ in the same word? So, I've come across this sentence > which I'm fairly sure it means something like > At that time, something's shadow quickly crossed the sunlit lithograph. Now, what surprised me was the word . I know that is sometimes used to emphasise the word (much like an italic or bold font). What I didn't know is that there are words written in a mix of and . A quick search revealed this answer. From what I could surmise, three groups of words were mentioned: 1. When the final word is made of two other words (e.g. is made from joining and ) 2. Foreign words made into verbs (e.g. from , from ), in which a final is written in 3. The same concept as 2. but for adjectives (e.g. from ) Now, doesn't match neither group. From the context of the sentence, I've connected it with which is usually written in kana alone, according to Jisho. In summary, why the mix of and in this case?

Onomatopoeic words can generally function adverbially with or without . However, for onomatopoeias ending in , is usually added.

Onomatopoeias can be written either in _hiragana_ or in _katakana_ , but as is common for grammatical particles the will usually be written in _hiragana_.

See also

* What is the purpose of adding ?
* What does "fūtsu" mean?
* Does anyone knows the meaning of ""?
* What does mean?