遽きょ然ぜん

adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective

sudden; abrupt

Archaic literary word meaning 'suddenly' or 'abruptly'; used as a taru-adjective or adverb with と. Modern Japanese prefers 突然 or 急に.

See also: 突然

• 古こ典てんでは「遽きょ然ぜんとして事ことが起おこる」のように使つかわれる。

  In classical texts, it is used like 'things happen suddenly'.