What's a good onomatopoeia for “suddenly realizing, in a flash of genius”?

Question

In a sentence like:

While I was in the bath, (suddenly / in a flash of genius / …) I thought of a great plan.

風呂に入っている時に、____とすごい計画を思いついた。

Is there a good [擬情語]{gijōgo} word to fill in the blanks with? Is something like パッと okay?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-07 14:05:38Z

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I think the most common (and versatile as well) one for us native speakers would be:

「パッと」 is not a bad choice, either. It just sounds lighter and more conversational than 「ふと」.

EDIT: 「はっと」 is also a common one.

answered Nov 7, 2019 at 1:13

user4032

can we use いきなり in this circumstances ?
– アニケン＿スカイワカー
Nov 7, 2019 at 4:02
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I don't think いきなり is considered as onomatopoeia though.
– Andrew T.
Nov 7, 2019 at 7:50
I think いきなり suits my example just fine, but I am trying to use more onomatopoeic words in my Japanese, which is why I asked the question the way I did.
– Lynn
Nov 7, 2019 at 20:36

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