JLPT N1 · Adverb

突如 (totsujo)

突如 (とつじょ, totsujo) is a Japanese adverb meaning “suddenly; all of a sudden”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とつじょ
Romaji: totsujo
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly · adverb, adverb (taking と), たる-adjective

Example sentences

トムの怒りは突如燃え上がった。

Tom's anger blazed out suddenly.

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

Kanji in 突如

突

stab, protruding, thrustトツ・カ・つ.く · 8 strokes

如

likeness, like, such asジョ・ニョ・ごと.し · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 突如.

衝突しょうとつcollision突くつくto prick突然とつぜんabrupt煙突えんとつchimney突っ込むつっこむto thrust (something) into (something)突き当たりつきあたりend (of a street, hallway, etc.)突き当たるつきあたるto run into突破とっぱbreaking through突くつつくto poke (repeatedly, lightly)突っ張るつっぱるto cramp up突っ突くつっつくto poke (repeatedly, lightly)

Source: JMdict entry 1457090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.