Meaning of 不意をつく in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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不意をつく, 不意を突く, 不意を衝く
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Kana Readingふいをつく
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Romajifuiwotsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku` ending
- Meaning
- to take by surprise
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Example Sentences
不意をつく, 不意を突く, 不意を衝く, ふいをつく used in context
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Taken by surprise, I could not speak a word.
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先月私達が係わっていたＸＹＺプロジェクトについて今日社長から質問を受け、その答えを用意していなかったので正に不意をつかれた形になってしまった。
The boss caught me napping today when he asked me about that XYZ project we worked on last month.
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The detective surprised the truth from the waitress.
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We took the enemy by surprise.
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The news took him by surprise.
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Kanji found in this word
collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
On: ショウ
Kun: つ.く
15 strokes
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