Meaning

Primary

Suddenly

Alternative

Sudden

Word Type

adverb, な adjective, の adjective

Explanation

When something happens with a sudden nature, it happens... suddenly.

Reading

とつぜん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 突然現れる

    to suddenly appear

    突然起こる

    to suddenly occur

    突然倒れる

    to suddenly collapse

    突然やって来る

    to suddenly come along

Context Sentences

その時は、突然やって来ました。

That time came suddenly.

突然の大雨で、ビショビショになってしまった。

Due to a sudden heavy rain, I got completely soaked.

突然のことだったので、何が何だか分かりませんでした。

It was so sudden that I did not know what was what.

突然、猫のお化けが台所に現れて、「ニャーニャーソング」を歌い始めたんだ。

Suddenly the ghost of a cat showed up in my kitchen and started singing the mew-mew song.

病院から突然、何百人もの赤毛の人々が出てきました。その中の一人に話しかけると、赤毛の人に対する大きな医学実験があったと言われました。

Hundreds of people with red hair came out of the hospital. When I talked to one of them, they told me there was a major medical study of red haired people.

Kanji Composition