Meaning of 突然 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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突然JLPT 3
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Kana Readingとつぜん
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Romajitotsuzen
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Word Senses
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- 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
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Example Sentences
突然, とつぜん used in context
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His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.
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返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
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突然ですが、みなさんは「若者から見下された」と感じたこと、ありますか？
This is out of the blue, but has everybody once felt 'looked down upon by young folk'?
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I wonder why he was suddenly dropped from the team half way through?
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An old man spoke to me suddenly.
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The news of the merger of the two companies broke yesterday.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
On: ゼン, ネン
Kun: しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ
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