N1Noun
突然
とつぜん
Meaning
- 1.abrupt
- 2.sudden
- 3.unexpected
Meanings across languages
- English
- abrupt, sudden, unexpected
- Tiếng Việt
- đột ngột, bất ngờ, không mong đợi
- 日本語
- 突然, 急に
- 한국어
- 갑작스러운, 돌연, 예상치 못한
- 中文
- 突然, 意外, 出乎意料
- Bahasa Indonesia
- tiba-tiba
- ภาษาไทย
- กระทันหัน
- Español
- súbito
- Français
- soudain
- Deutsch
- plötzlich
- Português
- repentino
Kanji used
Example sentences
堤防は突然崩れた。
The embankment suddenly collapsed.
突然、事件の報道に恐慌を覚えた
Suddenly, panic struck me due to the news of the incident.
朝寝坊のせいで、私は寝室を突然飛び出した。
Because of oversleeping, I suddenly ran out of the bedroom.
突然くもって、雨が降ります。
Suddenly, it clouds over and it rains.
その日、突然、沼が泡を立てた。
On that day, suddenly the marsh started bubbling.
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