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suddenly
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingトン、トツ
Kun readingにわか.に、とん.と、つまず.く、とみ.に、ぬかずく
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. suddenly
    彼は部屋を整頓した。He put the room in order.tatoeba
    彼は今部屋の中で物を整頓している。He is now setting things in order in his room.tatoeba
  2. immediately
  3. in a hurry
  4. arrange
  5. stay in place
  6. bow
  7. kowtow
  8. immediateRtK

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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earthworm · drop (丶) · shovel · fishhook · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1610

Compound words

無頓着むとんちゃく
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive
道頓堀どうとんぼり
Dotonbori, Osaka's famous canal-side entertainment and dining district.
整頓せいとん
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
停頓ていとん
deadlock
頓てやがて
before long
頓とひたと
close to
頓挫とんざ
setback
頓死とんし
sudden death
華盛頓ワシントン
Washington, D.C. (United States)
頓珍漢とんちんかん
absurdity
頓着ないとんじゃくない
indifferent
頓着無いとんじゃくない
indifferent
陶朱猗頓の富とうしゅいとんのとみ
great wealth

Additional Examples

彼は貧乏だが金には無頓着だ。
He is poor, but he doesn't care about money.tatoeba
彼は今部屋の中で物を整頓している。
He is now setting things in order in his room.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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