Word Meaning 突如

とつじょ totsujo

突如 is read as とつじょ (totsujo) and means suddenly.

Meaning

English

  1. suddenly
  2. all of a sudden
  3. unexpectedly

Reading

Kana

とつじょ

Romaji

totsujo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 7725 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

突如異変

とつじょいへん

sudden and dramatic event (incident)

突っ張る

つっぱる

to thrust (one's opponent)

突貫

とっかん

charging (at the enemy) with a shout

突っ張り

つっぱり

(juvenile) delinquent

突然変異

とつぜんへんい

mutation

突撃

とつげき

charge

突き崩す

つきくずす

to crush (e.g. enemy)

突堤

とってい

breakwater

突撃一番

とつげきいちばん

condom

突合せ継手

つきあわせつぎて

butt joint

突発性難聴

とっぱつせいなんちょう

sudden deafness

Example Sentences

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とつじょ、おおきなおとがきこえた。

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard.

All of a sudden, the clerk lost his temper.

I felt a sharp pain in my stomach all of a sudden.

The old man stopped suddenly and looked round.

Memories that had been tucked away in the deepest recesses of my mind suddenly recured to me.

In middle school, I was talking with my therapist, and seeing as we were having such a great talk, I suddenly thought "There's my chance", and I tried to get a kiss. But she told me to stop. Then, as I headed to my next class, I felt so embarrassed.