突然
とつぜん
totsuzen
VocabularyLevel 44 - JLPT N3

Meaning

abruptly

suddenly · unexpectedly

Signification

brusquement

soudainement · de façon inattendue

Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The word 突然 (とつぜん) means 'abruptly'. Think of each kanji component contributing to the overall meaning of abruptly.

Example Sentences

突然電話が鳴った。

とつぜんでんわがなった。

The phone suddenly rang.

Le téléphone a soudainement sonné.

突然の雨に濡れた。

とつぜんのあめにぬれた。

I got wet in the sudden rain.

Je me suis mouillé dans la pluie soudaine.

Kanji in this word

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