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素っ頓狂 (すっとんきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
na-adjective
wild ; crazy ; hysterical ; freakish
Describes behavior, speech, or a situation that is absurdly wild, hysterical, or out of the ordinary. Often used for sudden, loud, or nonsensical outbursts. Can be used as a な-adjective or adverbially with に.
会かい 議ぎ 中ちゅう に 素す っ 頓とん 狂きょう な 質しつ 問もん を し て 、 みんな を 驚おどろ か せ た 。
During the meeting, he asked a crazy question and surprised everyone.
Kanji 素 elementary, principle, naked 頓 suddenly, immediately, in a hurry Similar words 突とっ 飛ぴ 突飛 also means 'wild' or 'eccentric', but emphasizes unexpectedness or unconventionality, while 素っ頓狂 often implies a hysterical or absurd quality.
狂くる った 狂った means 'crazy' or 'insane' in a more general sense, whereas 素っ頓狂 is more specific to behavior or sounds that are wildly out of place.
Etymology The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 素っ頓狂 are ateji, and the word is thought to be a sound-symbolic or mimetic formation, possibly related to the idea of a sudden, strange noise or action.
