ひょっとするとひょっとするとCommon wordJLPTN2Meanings1adverbperhaps; maybe; possiblyonomatopoeic or mimetic wordExpresses a tentative possibility, often with a sense of slight doubt or speculation. Common in both spoken and written Japanese.ひょっとすると、彼かれはもう来こないかもしれない。Perhaps he won't come anymore.