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咄嗟
咄嗟
Reading
Kana:
とっさ
Romaji:
tossa
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
adj-no
1
moment; instant
Note:
word usually written using kana alone
Kanji
咄
Readings:
トツ、 はなし、 しか.る
Meanings:
pshaw, god forbid
嗟
Readings:
サ、 シャ、 あ、 ああ、 なげ.く
Meanings:
be satisfied, grieve, ah
Example Sentence
社長
(
しゃちょう
)
のとっさのひらめきなんだって。
➥It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.
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