Illustration: During a quiet neighborhood knitting circle in a Japanese community room, the sliding door has suddenly opened and a member steps inside already blowing a trumpet.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

唐とう突とつ

toutotsu

abrupt, sudden

Example sentences

それはいささか唐突とうとつだ。
That is rather unexpected.
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唐突とうとつな質問しつもんに彼かれは泡あわを食くった。
He was confused by a sudden question.
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彼女かのじょは記者きしゃに突つきつけられた唐突とうとつな質問しつもんに当惑とうわくした様子ようすだった。
She looked puzzled at the abrupt question posed by a reporter.
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Kanji in 唐突

唐T'ang; ChinaOnトウKunから
突stab; protrudingOnトツ・カKunつく

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