頓
also: とん
Meanings
noun, nari-adjective (archaic / formal)
Archaic noun/adjective-nari meaning 'sudden' or 'unexpected'. In modern Japanese, this meaning survives only in the adverbial forms 頓に (とみに) and 頓と (とんと).
The word 頓に is used in old texts to mean 'suddenly'.
The word 頓と is used in modern Japanese in phrases like とんと見かけなくなった (have not seen at all lately).
noun, nari-adjective (archaic / formal)
Only with reading とん
Archaic meaning restricted to the reading とん. Not used independently in modern Japanese; appears in old texts.
In classical Japanese, 頓 can be used to mean 'foolish'.
attaining enlightenment in one effort
Only with reading とん
Buddhist term, reading とん. Refers to sudden enlightenment without gradual practice, as in the phrase 頓悟 (とんご).
In Zen Buddhism, there is the concept of 頓悟 (sudden enlightenment).
Expressions
- 陶朱猗頓の富great wealth; very wealthy person