“Sudden” in Japanese
Short answer
Sudden in Japanese is “急激” (kyuugeki). Full meaning: sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical.
Other ways to say “Sudden” in Japanese
忽然
kotsuzen sudden, abrupt, unexpected
急
kyuu sudden, abrupt, unexpected; urgent, pressing; steep, sharp, precipitous
忽焉
kotsuen sudden, unexpected
不意
fui sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen
キュウ
kyuu sudden, abrupt, unexpected; urgent, pressing; steep, sharp, precipitous
尻切れ
shirikire object cut off at the end, sudden, abrupt ending
俄
niwaka sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, hasty, offhand
卒然
sotsuzen sudden, unexpected, unannounced, abrupt
突然
totsuzen abrupt, sudden, unexpected
唐突
toutotsu abrupt, sudden
卒爾
sotsuji abrupt, sudden
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