N3Adverb

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突然とつぜん

totsuzen

abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly

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Example sentence

彼女は突然怒りだした。

She burst into anger.

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Kanji in 突然

stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick

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

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
全然	N4	ぜんぜん	ぜんぜんnot at all; wholly, entirely
自然	N3	しぜん	しぜんnature, spontaneous
当然	N3	とうぜん	とうぜんobvious; natural
天然	N3	てんねん	てんねんnature, spontaneity
偶然	N3	ぐうぜん	ぐうぜん(by) chance, unexpectedly
衝突	N3	しょうとつ	しょうとつcollision, conflict
突く	N3	つく	つくto thrust, to strike; to poke
依然	N3	いぜん	いぜんstill, as yet

More Time & Dates words

Word	Reading	Meaning
日中	にっちゅう	にっちゅうdaytime, broad daylight
後	ご	ごafter / later (used in compounds, formal; e.g. 午後[ごご] = afternoon)
後	のち	のちafterwards / later / from then on (more literary/formal; e.g. 雨[あめ]のち晴れ[はれ] = rain then clear)
今日	こんにち	こんにちtoday, this day (formal)
一度に	いちどに	いちどにall at once
現在	げんざい	げんざいnow (same as 今 (いま)), present, current
今回	こんかい	こんかいthis time, now
夜	よ	よevening, night (used in compounds)

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