taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Literary adverb describing an action or event that occurs without warning. Often used with と (to) or as a たる adjective in formal writing.
Suddenly, it started to rain.
He vanished without warning.
不意 emphasizes unexpectedness and is often used in set phrases like 不意に; 卒然 focuses more on abruptness of action.
Standard kanji form for this literary adverb.
Variant kanji form; less common than 卒然.
A Sino-Japanese literary adverb from Classical Chinese 卒然, “suddenly or unexpectedly.” The spelling 率然 represents a related Classical Chinese form with the same reading and similar meaning.