いきなり Japanese meaning | KotomoraIt suddenly started raining.
Usage patterns
いきなり〈動詞〉to suddenly do something, with no lead-up or warning
He suddenly burst out laughing loudly.
いきなり〈人〉に〈事〉を聞くto abruptly ask someone something out of the blue
The teacher suddenly asked me a question out of nowhere.
Rarely used kanji form; learners should prefer the kana spelling.
ゆきなりrarely-used kana form
ゆきなり
rarely-used kana form
Rarely used kana form; the reading ゆきなり is uncommon.