Word Meaning 藪から棒

やぶからぼう yabukarabou

藪から棒 is read as やぶからぼう (yabukarabou) and means bolt from the blue.

Meaning

English

  1. bolt from the blue
  2. unforeseen event
  3. complete surprise

Reading

Kana

やぶからぼう

Romaji

yabukarabou

Writing Variants

  • やぶから棒 やぶからぼう yabukarabou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 164283 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

藪から棒に

やぶからぼうに

out of the blue

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

ぼう

spoken monotonously

鉄棒

てつぼう

horizontal bar (gymnastics)

相棒

あいぼう

partner

用心棒

ようじんぼう

stick or pole used for self-defence

平行棒

へいこうぼう

parallel bars

指揮棒

しきぼう

conductor's stick

警棒

けいぼう

(police officer's) baton

綿棒

めんぼう

cotton swab

心張り棒

しんばりぼう

bar (e.g. on a door)

Example Sentences

1

It was a complete surprise.