Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 突然(とつぜん) in Japanese

突然
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
とつぜん
Romaji
totsuzen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adverb (fukushi)
    Meaning
    abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
    Example sentence
    悪霊突然咆哮かき消される His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick

On'Yomi: トツ, カ

Kun'Yomi: つ.く

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

On'Yomi: ゼン, ネン

Kun'Yomi: しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ

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9 strokes

On'Yomi: トツ

Kun'Yomi: つく

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