JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

途端 (totan)

途端 (とたん, totan) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とたん
Romaji: totan
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that · noun, adverb

Example sentences

これをきいたとたん、彼は真っ青になった。

On hearing this, he turned pale.

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

Kanji in 途端

途

route, way, roadト・みち · 10 strokes

端

edge, origin, endタン・はし・は · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 途端.

途中とちゅうon the way中途ちゅうとhalfway用途ようとuse途上とじょうon the way前途ぜんとfuture目途めどaim途絶えるとだえるto stop端はしend (e.g. of street)先端せんたんpointed end極端きょくたんextreme半端はんぱremnant

Source: JMdict entry 1610870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.