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How to say 'Suddenly' in Japanese | 突然

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The Japanese word for Suddenly is 'Totsuzen', written as 突然 in Japanese.'Suddenly' in hiragana is とつぜん.

    word

    突然

    Meaning

    Suddenly

    Reading

    とつぜん

    totsuzen

    Kanji

    突Stab, Dash 然Sort of thing, In that case

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '突然 (とつぜん)' means 'suddenly'. It is used to describe an action or event that occurs without warning or unexpectedly. This word is often used in both spoken and written Japanese to emphasize the abruptness of an occurrence. For example: Suddenly, it started raining「突然、雨が降り始めた」(とつぜん、あめがふりはじめた). He suddenly appeared「彼は突然現れた」(かれはとつぜんあらわれた). The word can also be used to describe sudden changes in situations or emotions, such as '突然の変化 (とつぜんのへんか)' (sudden change).

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1221

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 突然

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    突

    Meaning

    Stab, Dash

  • kanji

    然

    Meaning

    Sort of thing, In that case

Words Related to 突然 Through the Kanji 突

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 突 as well.

  • word

    突き当たる

    Meaning

    Hit, Reach

  • word

    突き当たり

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    突く

    Meaning

    Thrust, Poke

  • word

    突き込む

    Meaning

    Thrust

  • word

    衝突

    Meaning

    Conflict, Collision

  • word

    煙突

    Meaning

    Chimney

  • word

    突き出す

    Meaning

    Protrude, Thrust out

  • word

    突っ込む

    Meaning

    Criticize, Plunge

  • word

    追突

    Meaning

    Rear end

Words Related to 突然 Through the Kanji 然

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 然 as well.

  • word

    然し

    Meaning

    But

  • word

    然も

    Meaning

    Moreover

  • word

    当然

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    自然

    Meaning

    Natural, Nature

  • word

    全然

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    自然に

    Meaning

    Naturally

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    天然

    Meaning

    Nature

  • word

    必然

    Meaning

    Inevitability

  • word

    偶然

    Meaning

    Coincidence

  • word

    然り

    Meaning

    Correct

  • word

    依然

    Meaning

    Still, Unchanged

  • word

    然程

    Meaning

    Not very

  • word

    不自然

    Meaning

    Unnatural

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'Totsuzen' means 'Suddenly' .

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