Word Meaning 頓挫

とんざ tonza

頓挫 is read as とんざ (tonza) and means setback.

Meaning

English

  1. setback
  2. deadlock
  3. standstill
  4. impasse
  5. miscarriage

Reading

Kana

とんざ

Romaji

tonza

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

捻挫

ねんざ

sprain

挫折

ざせつ

setback

整頓

せいとん

orderliness

脳挫傷

のうざしょう

cerebral contusion

挫傷

ざしょう

sprain

出端を挫く

でばなをくじく

to spoil someone's start

Example Sentences

1

かれのけいかくはとちゅうでとんざした。

His plan came to a standstill halfway through.