抜き打ち

Reading

Kana: ぬきうち

Romaji: nukiuchi

Definitions

noun

1

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke

2

doing something suddenly, without warning

Kanji

抜

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる

Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

打

Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ

Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Example Sentence

当然(とうぜん)よ、抜(ぬ)き打(う)ちなんだもの。

➥Why of course, that's what the "surprise" means.