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突発 (とっぱつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
outbreak ; sudden occurrence
Refers to something breaking out or happening suddenly and unexpectedly, often with a negative connotation (e.g., disease, violence, accident). Used both as a noun and with する to mean 'to break out' or 'to occur suddenly'.
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Deal with sudden troubles.
Kanji 突 stab, protruding, thrust 発 departure, discharge, publish Similar words 発はっ 生せい 発生 is a general term for occurrence or outbreak, while 突発 emphasizes the sudden and unexpected nature of the event.
突とつ 然ぜん 突然 is an adverb meaning 'suddenly', whereas 突発 is a noun/verb describing a sudden outbreak or occurrence.
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.
