突如とつじょ (totsujo)

suddenly, all of a sudden

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 1
  • #9350 most frequent

Meaning

突如 (とつじょ, totsujo) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “suddenly, all of a sudden”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

突如とつじょ あらわれた くまにあたりは 大騒おおさわぎになった

There was a great fuss around the bear that suddenly appeared.

歳頃に突如と復帰。

However, he suddenly returned to dancing at the age of around 30.

突如とつじょその 職員しょくいんがキレた。

All of a sudden, the clerk lost his temper.

トムの怒りは突如燃え上がった。

Tom's anger blazed out suddenly.30