What does そっと mean?
そっと is a Japanese noun meaning “softly, gently” in English. It can also be translated as “stealthily, to leave alone” depending on context. It is written as そっと in hiragana, and sotto in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼女は子供をそっと寝かせた。
She laid the child down gently.