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Illustration of 突然

突然とつぜん

とつぜん totsuzen Play N3 Na-adjective Adverb

物事が予告なく急に起こるさま。 abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly; all at once

Example 1

すべて突然とつぜん起おこった。

Everything happened all at once.

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Example 2

突然とつぜん明あかりが全すべて消きえてしまった。

All of a sudden, all the lights went out.

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Kanji breakdown

然

N3

sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well

On reading
ゼン、ネン
Kun reading
しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
Radical
火

突

N3

stab; protruding; thrust; pierce; prick; collision; sudden

On reading
トツ、カ
Kun reading
つ.く
Radical
穴
Illustration of 偶然
N3

ぐうぜん

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly

Illustration of 天然
N3

てんねん

nature; spontaneity

Illustration of 自然
N3

しぜん

nature; spontaneous

Illustration of 衝突
N3

しょうとつ

collision; conflict

Illustration of 煙突
N2

えんとつ

chimney