Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 咄嗟(とっさ) in Japanese

咄嗟
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
とっさ
Romaji
tossa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    moment; instant
    Example sentence
    社長のとっさのひらめきなんだって。 It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.

Examples of 咄嗟, とっさ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

咄

8 strokes

pshaw, god forbid

On'Yomi: トツ

Kun'Yomi: はなし, しか.る

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嗟

13 strokes

be satisfied, grieve, ah

On'Yomi: サ, シャ

Kun'Yomi: あ, ああ, なげ.く

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