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突然

Reading

Kana: とつぜん
Romaji: totsuzen
Kana
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Definition

adv
1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

Kanji

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

Example Sentences

突然(とつぜん)(かれ)()んだ。
➥He died suddenly.
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突然(とつぜん)幽霊(ゆうれい)()えた。
➥The ghost vanished suddenly.
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突然(とつぜん)ベルが()った。
➥The bell rang suddenly.
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(かれ)突然(とつぜん)出発(しゅっぱつ)した。
➥He made an abrupt departure.
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突然(とつぜん)(さむ)くなったね!
➥It has suddenly got cold, hasn't it?
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花嫁(はなよめ)突然(とつぜん)(わら)った。
➥The bride suddenly laughed.
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