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N1 Adverb, と-adverb, たる-adjective (formal)

突如(とつじょ)suddenly, all of a sudden

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb, たる-adjective (formal)

      1. 1.

        suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

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    突如 【とつじょ】

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      • と

      • つ

      • じ

      • ょ

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    Examples

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    • 突如(とつじょ)地震(じしん)が発生(はっせい)し、転倒(てんとう)してしまいました。

      Suddenly, an earthquake struck, and I fell over.

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    • 工場(こうじょう)で突如(とつじょ)ガス爆発(ばくはつ)が起(お)き、三(さん)名(めい)が死亡(しぼう)しました。

      A gas explosion occurred suddenly at the factory, killing three people.

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    • 突如(とつじょ)として群衆(ぐんしゅう)が騒(さわ)ぎだしたが、何(なに)が起(お)きたのだろう？

      The crowd began making noise all of a sudden, but what could've happened?

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    • 突如(とつじょ)として天気(てんき)が快晴(かいせい)から豪雨(ごうう)に変(か)わり、人々(ひとびと)は混乱(こんらん)しています。

      Suddenly, the weather shifted from clear skies to a downpour, leaving people in confusion.

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    • 寝(ね)ていたら突如(とつじょ)女性(じょせい)の叫(さけ)び声(ごえ)が聞(き)こえたから急(いそ)いで外(そと)の様子(ようす)を確認(かくにん)した。

      I was asleep when I suddenly heard a woman scream, so I rushed outside to check what was going on.

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