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突発 (とっぱつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 突発する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 突とっ 発ぱつ する 突とっ 発ぱつ しない Polite 突とっ 発ぱつ します 突とっ 発ぱつ しません Past polite 突とっ 発ぱつ しました 突とっ 発ぱつ しませんでした Past 突とっ 発ぱつ した 突とっ 発ぱつ しなかった Te-form 突とっ 発ぱつ して 突とっ 発ぱつ しないで Desire 突とっ 発ぱつ したい 突とっ 発ぱつ したくない Potential 突とっ 発ぱつ できる 突とっ 発ぱつ できない Passive 突とっ 発ぱつ される 突とっ 発ぱつ されない Causative 突とっ 発ぱつ させる 突とっ 発ぱつ させない Causative passive 突とっ 発ぱつ させられる 突とっ 発ぱつ させられない Volitional 突とっ 発ぱつ しよう Polite volitional 突とっ 発ぱつ しましょう Imperative 突とっ 発ぱつ しろ 突とっ 発ぱつ するな Conditional 突とっ 発ぱつ すれば 突とっ 発ぱつ しなければ Tara conditional 突とっ 発ぱつ したら 突とっ 発ぱつ しなかったら
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An influenza outbreak occurred at the school.
Deal with sudden troubles.
Kanji 突 stab, protruding, thrust 発 departure, discharge, publish Related words 発生 is the neutral general term for something occurring or arising, while 突発 stresses that the event happens abruptly and unexpectedly.
勃発 is used for the sudden outbreak of a large-scale event like war or conflict, whereas 突発 covers any sudden occurrence, including small accidents or illnesses.
突発 stresses the suddenness of an outbreak, whereas 偶発 stresses that the event happened by chance or without intent.
突発 is used for sudden, unexpected outbreaks (like accidents or incidents), while 俄 is a broader adjective for anything hasty or unprepared.
突発 describes an incident breaking out unexpectedly, close to 急変's emergency sense but without implying a prior stable state that changed.
Don't confuse with 突然 is an adverb meaning 'suddenly' that modifies a verb, while 突発 is a noun/verb describing the sudden occurrence itself, so they cannot be swapped grammatically despite the shared 突 kanji.
突発 means something happens suddenly and unexpectedly on a single occasion, while 頻発 means something keeps happening repeatedly over time.
Word family sudden; unexpected; unforeseen
roseola; exanthem subitum; sixth disease
sudden deafness; sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL)
Etymology Compound of 突 (とつ, 'sudden') and 発 (はつ, 'occurrence'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a sudden outbreak.
