Word Meaning 時ならぬ

ときならぬ tokinaranu

時ならぬ is read as ときならぬ (tokinaranu) and means unthought of.

Meaning

English

  1. unthought of
  2. unexpected
  3. unseasonal
  4. unscheduled

Reading

Kana

ときならぬ

Romaji

tokinaranu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 103493 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時雨

しぐれ

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

時間

じかん

hour

とき

tense

時々

ときどき

seasonal

時半

じはん

half past (the hour)

時には

ときには

at times

時として

ときとして

in some cases

時日

じじつ

date

hour

時は金なり

ときはかねなり

time is money

時折

ときおり

sometimes

時間割

じかんわり

timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)

Example Sentences

1

You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.