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突として (とつとして) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

突とつとして

Meanings

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adverb

suddenly; all of a sudden

Literary or somewhat formal adverb; less common in everyday speech than 突然 or 急に.

とつとして彼かれは立たち上あがった。
Suddenly he stood up.

Kanji

突stab, protruding, thrust

Similar words

突とつ然ぜん
突然 is the most common and neutral word for 'suddenly'; 突として is more literary and less frequent.
急きゅうに
急に is casual and widely used for sudden changes; 突として carries a more formal or written tone.

Etymology

Derived from the kanji 突 (とつ, 'sudden') combined with the particle として, forming a literary adverbial expression. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.