- totsuzen abrupt, sudden, unexpected
Use 突然 in everyday speech and writing to describe something happening abruptly, often with a sense of surprise.
突然雨が降ってきた。
Totsuzen ame ga futte kita.
It suddenly started raining.
彼は突然怒り出した。
Kare wa totsuzen okoridashita.
He suddenly flew into a rage.
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