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突然
とつぜん
N3
na-adjective
Meanings
1
abruptly
2
suddenly
3
unexpectedly
4
abrupt
5
sudden
6
unexpected
Example sentence
大きな音で私は突然たたき起こされた。
I was suddenly awakened by a loud noise.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 突然 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
突
Stab, Protruding, Thrust
8 strokes
然
Sort Of Thing, So, If So
12 strokes
More words with
突
衝突
しょうとつ ·
collision
N3
突破
とっぱ ·
breaking through
N1
突入
とつにゅう ·
rushing into
突き当たり
つきあたり ·
end (e.g., of street)
N2
楯突く
たてつく ·
to defy
Full entry on Jisho
煙突
えんとつ ·
chimney
N2
突き抜ける
つきぬける ·
to pierce through
突く
つつく ·
to thrust
N1
More words with
然
自然
しぜん ·
nature
N3
当然
とうぜん ·
obvious
N3
依然
いぜん ·
still
N3
天然
てんねん ·
nature
N3
不自然
ふしぜん ·
unnatural
依然として
いぜんとして ·
still
偶然
ぐうぜん ·
(by) chance
N3
未然
みぜん ·
before it happens
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