JLPT N2 · な-adjective

俄 (niwaka)

俄 (にわか, niwaka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “sudden; abrupt”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: にわか
Romaji: niwaka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; immediate · な-adjective, noun taking の · usually written in kana · occ. written 遽か
improvised; hasty; impromptu; offhand · prefix, な-adjective · usually written in kana
impromptu skit · noun · abbreviation · occ. written 仁輪加 or 仁和加
bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan · noun · abbreviation, slang, usually written in kana

Example sentences

にわか仕込みの知識ではその問題は解けなかった。

Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem.

Tatoeba #198672

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 俄

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	俄だ	にわかだ niwakada
Present (polite)	俄です	にわかです niwakadesu
Negative	俄じゃない	にわかじゃない niwakajanai
Past	俄だった	にわかだった niwakadatta
Negative past	俄じゃなかった	にわかじゃなかった niwakajanakatta
Te-form	俄で	にわかで niwakade
Before a noun	俄な	にわかな niwakana
Adverb (~ni)	俄に	にわかに niwakani

Kanji in 俄

俄

sudden, abrupt, improvisedガ・にわか · 9 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1599920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.